Interaction of two-dimensional spatial incoherent solitons in photorefractive medium

W. Królikowski*, B. Luther-Davies, C. Denz, J. Petter, C. Weilnau, A. Stepken, M. Belić

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Abstract

We present a review of our recent theoretical and experimental results on the interaction of incoherent two-dimensional solitary beams in PR SBN crystals. We show that the inherent anisotropy of PR nonlinearity strongly affects the interaction between solitons. Theoretical and experimental results reveal that solitons interacting in a plane perpendicular to the direction of external biasing field always attract, whereas those colliding in a plane of the field exhibit anomalous behaviour. They may experience both attractive and repulsive forces, depending on their mutual separation. We also show that this anisotropy results in the complicated topology of soliton trajectories, featuring periodic collisions, prolonged mutual spiraling and collapse, depending on the initial conditions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)975-982
Number of pages8
JournalApplied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume68
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 1999
Externally publishedYes

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