Title :
Observation of 2nd band vortex-ring soliton in 2D photonic lattices
Author :
Bartal, Guy ; Manela, Ofer ; Cohen, Oren ; Segev, Mordechai ; Fleischer, Jason W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We present the first observation of second-band vortex-ring solitons in 2D photonic lattices, along with a theoretical study of their stability. This constitutes the first observation of a 2D higher-band lattice soliton.
Keywords :
optical solitons; optical vortices; periodic structures; photorefractive materials; stability; 2D higher-band lattice soliton; 2D photonic lattices; second-band vortex-ring soliton; soliton stability; Fiber nonlinear optics; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Optical vortices; Periodic structures; Phased arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1548794