• DocumentCode
    2625239
  • Title

    Observation of dipole-mode vector solitons

  • Author

    Krolikowski, W. ; Weilnau, C. ; Geisser, M. ; McCarthy, G. ; Denz, C. ; Luther-Davies, B. ; Ostrovskaya, E.A. ; Kivshar, Y.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Laser Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    6-10 Aug. 2000
  • Firstpage
    411
  • Lastpage
    413
  • Abstract
    We report on the first experimental observation of a two-dimensional dipole-mode vector solitons. We demonstrate a decay of an unstable vortex-mode soliton into a robust dipole-mode soliton in a SBN crystal.
  • Keywords
    barium compounds; optical solitons; photorefractive materials; stability; strontium compounds; vortices; SBN; SBN crystal; Sr/sub 1-x/Ba/sub x/Nb/sub 2/O/sub 6/; SrBaNb2O6; dipole-mode vector solitons; robust dipole-mode soliton; soliton decay; two-dimensional dipole-mode vector solitons; unstable vortex-mode soliton; Crystals; Laser beams; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Optical vortices; Photorefractive materials; Robustness;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-646-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NLO.2000.883692
  • Filename
    883692
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2625239