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Composite spatial solitons in a saturable nonlinear bulk medium

  • C. Weilnau*
  • , W. Królikowski
  • , E. A. Ostrovskaya
  • , M. Ahles
  • , M. Geisser
  • , G. McCarthy
  • , C. Denz
  • , Y. S. Kivshar
  • , B. Luther-Davies
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    We review the generation of the recently predicted multi-component spatial optical solitons in a saturable nonlinear bulk medium. We present numerical simulations for an effectively isotropic model and experimental results for a set of different combinations of a Gaussian beam co-propagating incoherently with a beam of a more complex internal structure, such as a higher order transverse laser mode. We discuss the different formation processes and the general properties of a variety of different dipole-mode composite solitons and expand our investigations to the generation of a quadrupole-mode composite soliton.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)723-727
    Number of pages5
    JournalApplied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
    Volume72
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

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