Quasi-stable propagation of vortices and soliton clusters in saturable Kerr media with square-root nonlinearity

Miroslav M. Petroski, Milan S. Petrović*, Milivoj R. Belić

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Abstract

Analytical and numerical investigation of the propagation of optical beams in Kerr-like saturable photorefractive media is carried out, utilizing a novel model for the local isotropic part of the space-charge field generated in the medium. Using a variational technique, optimal propagation parameters for the most stable propagation of otherwise unstable single Gaussian, single vortex, and optical soliton cluster beams are determined. Analogy between a ring of identical weakly overlapping solitons and a vortex of the same topological charge is explored.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)196-202
Number of pages7
JournalOptics Communications
Volume279
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2007
Externally publishedYes

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