Title :
Observation of spatial shift in interaction of dark nonlocal solitons
Author :
Fischer, Robert ; Neshev, Dragomir N. ; Krolikowski, Wieslaw ; Kivshar, Yuri S. ; Iturbe-Castillo, David ; Chavez-Cerda, Sabino ; Meneghetti, R. ; Caetano, Dilson P. ; Hickmann, Jandir M.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We study experimentally and theoretically a two- dimensional interaction of dark solitons in thermal defocusing medium. We report on the experimental observation of a spatial shift occurring at the intersection of obliquely interacting dark solitons. Numerical modeling reveals that this new effect is due to the nonlocal character of thermal nonlinearity.
Keywords :
optical focusing; optical solitons; dark nonlocal solitons; spatial shift; thermal defocusing medium; thermal nonlinearity; two-dimensional interaction; Australia; Laser beams; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Numerical models; Optical devices; Optical solitons; Optimized production technology; Petroleum; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519283
