Dipole-mode vector solitons

Juan J. García-Ripoll, Víctor M. Pérez-García, Elena A. Ostrovskaya, Yuri S. Kivshar

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    Abstract

    A vector object formed by two optical beams interacting incoherently in a bulk nonlinear medium was examined to analyze the existence and stability of radially symmetric and asymmetric higher-order vector optical solitons. A new type of optical soliton associated with a dipole mode guided by the soliton-induced waveguide was predicted. Solitons carrying a topological charge were found to be unstable, and consequently decay into dipole-mode solitons. Further, a strong evidence was observed regarding the stability of the dipole-mode solitons.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)82-85
    Number of pages4
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume85
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 3 Jul 2000

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