Title :
Composite optical solitons in self-induced lattices
Author :
Desyatnikov, Anton S. ; Sukhorukov, Andrey A. ; Neshev, Dragomir ; Ostrovskaya, Elena A. ; Martin, Hector ; Chen, Zhigang ; Denz, C. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We predict novel composite optical solitons consisting of nonlinearly coupled spatially extended (periodic or quasi-periodic) and localized components, and experimentally demonstrate their formation in a photorefractive medium.
Keywords :
composite materials; optical solitons; photorefractive materials; composite optical solitons; localized components; nonlinearly coupled components; photorefractive medium; self-induced lattices; spatially extended components;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
