Title :
Dipole-mode optical vector solitons
Author :
Kivshar, Y.S. ; Ostrovskaya, E.A. ; Garcia-Ripoll, J.J. ; Perez-Garcia, V.M. ; Krolikowski, W. ; Weilnau, C. ; Geisser, M. ; McCarthy, G. ; Denz, C. ; Luther-Davies, B.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We predict theoretically a novel type of an extremely robust optical vector soliton that originates from trapping of a dipole (HG/sub 01/-type) mode by a soliton-induced waveguide. As a specific example, we consider two incoherently interacting optical beams propagating along the direction z in a bulk saturable medium. The model describes, in the isotropic approximation, solitons in photorefractive materials.
Keywords :
optical saturation; optical solitons; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; photorefractive materials; vectors; bulk saturable medium; dipole (HG/sub 01/-type) mode trapping; dipole-mode optical vector solitons; extremely robust optical vector soliton; incoherently interacting optical beams; isotropic approximation; photorefractive material solitons; soliton-induced waveguide; Charge carrier processes; Mercury (metals); Optical beams; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Photorefractive materials; Robustness; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883592
