Title :
Observation of vortex-ring "discrete" solitons in 2D photonic lattices
Author :
Fleischer, Jason W. ; Bartal, Guy ; Cohen, Oren ; Manela, Ofer ; Segev, Mordechai ; Hudock, Jared ; Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
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 :
electro-optical effects; optical solitons; optical vortices; photorefractive effect; 2D photonic lattices; unity topological charge; vortex-ring discrete solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
