109 research outputs found
Counterpropagating dipole-mode vector soliton
We experimentally observe a counterpropagating dipole-mode vector soliton in
a photorefractive SBN:60Ce crystal. We investigate the transient formation
dynamics and show that the formation process differs significantly from the
copropagating geometry. The experimental results are compared with fully
anisotropic numerical simulations which show good qualitative agreement.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Incoherent multi-gap optical solitons in nonlinear photonic lattices
We demonstrate numerically that partially incoherent light can be trapped in
the spectral band gaps of a photonic lattice, creating partially incoherent
multi-component spatial optical solitons in a self-defocusing nonlinear
periodic medium. We find numerically such incoherent multi-gap optical solitons
and discuss how to generate them in experiment by interfering incoherent light
beams at the input of a nonlinear periodic medium.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figure
Soliton transverse instabilities in anisotropic nonlocal self-focusing media
We study, both theoretically and experimentally, the transverse modulational
instability of spatial stripe solitons in anisotropic nonlocal photorefractive
media. We demonstrate that the instability scenarios depend strongly on the
stripe orientation, but the anisotropy-induced features are largely suppressed
for spatial solitons created by self-trapping of partially incoherent light.Comment: 3 pages including 4 figures (2 theoretical and 2 experimental).
submitted to Optics Letter
Incoherent vector vortex-mode solitons in self-focusing nonlinear media
We suggest a novel type of composite spatial optical soliton created by a
coherent vortex beam guiding a partially incoherent light beam in a
self-focusing nonlinear medium. We show that the incoherence of the guided mode
may enhance, rather than suppress, the vortex azimuthal instability, and also
demonstrate strong destabilization of dipole-mode solitons by partially
incoherent light
Incoherent interaction of nematicons in bias-free liquid-crystal cells
We study experimentally the propagation dynamics and interaction of a pair of
mutually incoherent nematicons: spatial optical solitons in nematic liquid
crystals. In contrast to earlier studies, we consider a bias-free
liquid-crystal cell and compare the soliton interaction in copropagating and
counterpropagating geometries. We analyze the dependence of nematicon
interaction on input power and observe a direct manifestation of a long-range
nonlocal nonlinearity. Attraction of counterpropagating solitons requires
higher powers and longer relaxation times than that of copropagating nematicons
due to losses-induced power asymmetry of counterpropagating nematicons.Comment: 5 pages, z figure
Counterpropagating beams in biased photorefractive crystals: anisotropic theory
We formulate an anisotropic nonlocal theory of the space charge field induced by the coherent counterpropagating
beams in biased photorefractive crystals. We establish that the competition between the drift and
diffusion terms has to be taken into account when the crystal cˆ axis is tilted with respect to the propagation
direction of the beams. We demonstrate that this configuration combines the features of both spatial soliton
formation without energy exchange and two-wave mixing with energy exchange leading to pattern formation
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