Title :
Observation of vortex-ring "discrete" solitons in 2D photonic lattices
Author :
Fleischer, Jason W. ; Bartal, Guy ; Cohen, Oren ; Manela, Ofer ; Segev, Mordeehai ; Hudock, Jared ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa
Abstract :
We present the experimental observation of both on-site and off-site vortex ring solitons of unity topological charge in a nonlinear photonic lattice, along with a theoretical study of their propagation dynamics and stability
Keywords :
optical solitons; optical vortices; photorefractive effect; 2D photonic lattices; unity topological charge; vortex-ring discrete solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
