Mutual spatial-soliton trapping in photorefractive media: Experiment versus theory

G. McCarthy; T. Breuninger; J. Schröder; C. Denz; D. Neshev; W. Krolikowski

doi:10.1007/s00340-003-1276-6

Mutual spatial-soliton trapping in photorefractive media: Experiment versus theory

G. McCarthy^*, T. Breuninger, J. Schröder, C. Denz, D. Neshev, W. Krolikowski

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

5 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We investigate the interaction of two-dimensional solitons propagating at small angles in a photorefractive crystal. We observe fusion of the beams when the intersecting angle is lower than some critical value. We measure the critical angle for fusion for different relative phase relations of the beams and demonstrate how this effect can be used to steer and switch the propagation of an additional optical beam.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	421-426
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume	77
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1276-6
Publication status	Published - Oct 2003

Access to Document

10.1007/s00340-003-1276-6

Cite this

@article{550f2d51845149199b511f7840fbd16a,

title = "Mutual spatial-soliton trapping in photorefractive media: Experiment versus theory",

abstract = "We investigate the interaction of two-dimensional solitons propagating at small angles in a photorefractive crystal. We observe fusion of the beams when the intersecting angle is lower than some critical value. We measure the critical angle for fusion for different relative phase relations of the beams and demonstrate how this effect can be used to steer and switch the propagation of an additional optical beam.",

author = "G. McCarthy and T. Breuninger and J. Schr{\"o}der and C. Denz and D. Neshev and W. Krolikowski",

year = "2003",

month = oct,

doi = "10.1007/s00340-003-1276-6",

language = "English",

volume = "77",

pages = "421--426",

journal = "Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics",

issn = "0946-2171",

publisher = "Springer Verlag",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Mutual spatial-soliton trapping in photorefractive media

T2 - Experiment versus theory

AU - McCarthy, G.

AU - Breuninger, T.

AU - Schröder, J.

AU - Denz, C.

AU - Neshev, D.

AU - Krolikowski, W.

PY - 2003/10

Y1 - 2003/10

N2 - We investigate the interaction of two-dimensional solitons propagating at small angles in a photorefractive crystal. We observe fusion of the beams when the intersecting angle is lower than some critical value. We measure the critical angle for fusion for different relative phase relations of the beams and demonstrate how this effect can be used to steer and switch the propagation of an additional optical beam.

AB - We investigate the interaction of two-dimensional solitons propagating at small angles in a photorefractive crystal. We observe fusion of the beams when the intersecting angle is lower than some critical value. We measure the critical angle for fusion for different relative phase relations of the beams and demonstrate how this effect can be used to steer and switch the propagation of an additional optical beam.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0142247446&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1007/s00340-003-1276-6

DO - 10.1007/s00340-003-1276-6

M3 - Article

SN - 0946-2171

VL - 77

SP - 421

EP - 426

JO - Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

JF - Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

IS - 4

ER -

Mutual spatial-soliton trapping in photorefractive media: Experiment versus theory

Abstract

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this