Counterpropagating optical solitons and vortices in photorefractive crystals

M. Belić; M. Petrović; D. Jović; A. Strinić; D. Arsenović; J. Schröder; Ph Jander; C. Denz

doi:10.1117/12.667694

Counterpropagating optical solitons and vortices in photorefractive crystals

M. Belić^*, M. Petrović, D. Jović, A. Strinić, D. Arsenović, J. Schröder, Ph Jander, C. Denz

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Dynamical behavior of counterpropagating (CP) incoherent laser beams in photorefractive crystals is investigated. We perform experimental study displaying rich dynamics of three-dimensional CP optical solitons and formulate theory capable of capturing such dynamics. We find that our numerical simulations qualitatively agree with experimental findings for various CP beam structures. We also study numerically CP vortices in photorefractive crystals, in both space and time. The propagation of more complex CP beam arrangements, such as arrays of vortices, is also considered, and the transition from a few-beam propagation behavior to the transverse pattern formation dynamics is followed.

Original language	English
Article number	602701
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	6027 I
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667694
Publication status	Published - 2006
Externally published	Yes
Event	ICO20: Optical Information Processing - Changchun, China Duration: 21 Aug 2005 → 26 Aug 2005

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Optical solitons
Photorefractive crystals
Vortices

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