Observation of optical azimuthons

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

doi:10.1364/OE.17.023610

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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	23610-23616
Number of pages	7
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	17
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.023610
Publication status	Published - 21 Dec 2009

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Observation of optical azimuthons

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