Observation of optical azimuthons

Alexander Minovich*, Dragomir N. Neshev, Anton S. Desyatnikov, Wieslaw Krolikowski, Yuri S. Kivshar

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    Abstract

    We observe experimentally optical azimuthons, a generic class of ring-shaped localised spiralling beams with azimuthal modulation, carrying phase dislocation in self-focusing nonlinear media. We observe three- and four-lobe azimuthons in 87Rb vapours and demonstrate their anomalous rotation controlled by the input phase distribution.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)23610-23616
    Number of pages7
    JournalOptics Express
    Volume17
    Issue number26
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Dec 2009

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