Interaction of nonlocal incoherent spatial solitons

We investigate numerically the interaction of nonlocal incoherent spatial solitons in strongly nonlocal kerr media based on the coherent density approach. Numerical simulations show that the incoherent soliton position is very similar to the case of coherent soliton, and show that the incoherence plays an important role in the soliton interaction, while the role of other parameters such as the phase difference, the separation, the extent of nonlocality and the input power play in the interaction is very similar to the case of nonlocal coherent soliton. Some interesting numerical examples are presented to illustrate their interaction behavior further. Pertinent physics features are addressed.     

Gray spatial solitons in nonlocal nonlinear media

We study gray solitons in nonlocal nonlinear media and show that they are stable and can form bound states. We reveal that the gray soliton velocity depends on the nonlocality degree and that it can be drastically reduced in highly nonlocal media. This is in contrast with the case of local media, where the maximal velocity is dictated solely by the asymptotic soliton amplitude.     

Enhancement of third-harmonic generation in nonlocal spatial solitons

We report on the observation of Type I third-harmonic generation induced by a train of femtosecond laser pulses in nematic liquid crystals. We find that as the average power of the train is increased, the frequency conversion process is enhanced as a consequence of the tight confinement of the pulses into a nonlocal spatial soliton.     

Two-dimensional spatial solitons in highly nonlocal nonlinear media

We investigate, analytically and numerically, a class of novel higher-order spatial solitons in two transverse-dimensions, in highly nonlocal nonlinear media. The stability of these solutions in propagation is confirmed by direct numerical simulation. Our results demonstrate that the higher-order spatial solitons in highly nonlocal nonlinear media can exist in various forms, such as the fundamental solitons, vortex-ring solitons, multipole solitons, and fractional solitons.     

Nonlinear shift of spatial solitons at a graded dielectric interface

We investigate total internal reflection of optical spatial solitons at the interface between two regions of nematic liquid crystals with different optical densities. Due to nonlinear molecular reorientation, the solitons experience a penetration depth, hence, a lateral shift that depends on the excitation, with lateral shifts from 0.7 to 1.2 mm as input powers increased from 1.6 to 9.3 mW.     

强非局域空间三维光孤子短程相互作用

利用强非局域非线性介质中傍轴光束传输的线性模型,根据不共面对称斜入射(1+2)维空间光孤子相互作用的解析解讨论了短程作用的情况.由能量守恒和动量守恒发现,这样的孤子在传输过程中其质心轨迹随着光束之间存在相位差而发生偏转.给出了最佳相位差,即以该相位差入射可以使光束质心偏转达到最大,使得在强非局域介质中通过调节相位差对三维光孤子实现全光控制成为可能.不同的振幅比对质心偏转也有影响.数值模拟了(1+2)维光孤子传输过程中坡印廷矢量(能流密度),分析了光孤子在传输过程中的坡印廷矢量变化,揭开了三维空间光孤子围绕 关键词： 强非局域非线性介质 空间光孤子 短程作用 坡印廷矢量     

Two-dimensional Hermite-Gaussian solitons in strongly nonlocal nonlinear medium with rectangular boundaries

An analytical solution of self-similar waves, Hermite-Gaussian solitons, emerging in a strongly nonlocal thermal nonlinear medium with the rectangular boundaries was found. The theoretical analysis and numerical simulation showed that the Hermite-Gaussian solitons are elliptic and form a rectangular matrix cluster. Moreover, the symmetries of the soliton and matrix cluster depend not only on the boundary conditions, but also on the symmetry and power of the input beam as well as the propagation distance. The particular interest lies in that the intensities of the solitons in the edges of the rectangular cluster are bigger than those on the center, the most intense solitons occurring at four angles.     

The solutions of the strongly nonlocal spatial solitons with several types of nonlocal response functions

The fundamental and second order strongly nonlocal solitons of the nonlocal nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation for several types of nonlocal responses are calculated by Ritz's variational method. For a specific type of nonlocal response, the solutions of the strongly nonlocal solitons with the same beam width but different degrees of nonlocality are identical except for an amplitude factor. For a nonlocal case where the nonlocal response function decays in direct proportion to the $m$th power of the distance near the source point, the power and the phase constant of the strongly nonlocal soliton are in inverse proportion to the $(m+2)$th power of its beam width.     

非局域克尔介质中空间光孤子的相互作用

研究了强非局域克尔介质中光束的演化规律，通过相位分析得到了空间孤子相互作用所满足 的非局域非线性薛定谔方程的简化近似模型，并获得了双光束传输的解析解.结果表明在传 输过程中相互作用的高斯光束的相位决定于它们的输入总功率.以振幅一强一弱共同传输的 高斯光束为例进行了具体研究，得到了强光和弱光的解析式，相位分析显示弱光在相当短的 传输距离之内能产生大的相移，可以通过对强光能量的调控来实现对弱光的相位调制. 关键词： 非局域克尔介质 空间光孤子 孤子相互作用 相位调制     

Bound states of spatial optical dark solitons in nonlocal media

It is shown that multiple dark solitons can form bound states in a series of balance distances in nonlocal bulk media. Dark solitons can either attract or repel each other depending on their separated distance. The stability of such bound states are studied numerically. There exist unstable degenerate bound states decaying in different ways and having different lifetimes.     

Observation of optical spatial solitons in a highly nonlocal medium

We report on the observation and quantitative assessment of self-trapped pulsating beams in a highly nonlocal nonlinear regime. The experiments were conducted in nematic liquid crystals and allow a meaningful comparison with the prediction of a scalar theory in the perturbative limit, while addressing the need for beyond-paraxial analytical treatments.     

强非局域非线性介质中光束传输的空间光孤子解

利用1+2维Snyder-Mitchell模型讨论了柱坐标系下光束传输过程，得到了强非局域非线性介质中光束稳定传输的拉盖尔高斯型解，即空间光孤子解，并得到了入射光束稳定传输的临界功率.图示展现了几个低阶光孤子解，并发现了强非局域非线性介质中存在圆环形光孤子. 关键词： 强非局域非线性介质 拉盖尔高斯(Laguerre-Gauss)解 高阶空间光孤子     

向列相液晶中强非局域空间光孤子的相互作用

在数值和实验上研究了向列相液晶中空间光孤子的相互作用.向列相液晶中的响应函数为指数衰减函数，这不同于Snyder-Mitchell模型.数值模拟发现向列相液晶中的孤子相互作用仍然满足交叉点位置与输入功率的平方根成反比，强非局域下的Snyder-Mitchell模型交叉点位置与两束光的间距无关，而在向列相液晶中交叉点位置与两束光的间距有关；在实验上发现，向列相液晶中两束光交叉点的位置与输入功率平方根成反比，还和形成孤子的临界功率以及两束光之间的间距有关.     

基于强非局域空间光孤子特性的光子开关和光子逻辑门

利用(1+1)维Snyder-Mitchell模型讨论了由强非局域介质构成的平面介质波导中同频率和同极化的双光束和三光束同向共同传输的相互作用过程，得到了任意斜入射双光束和三光束相互作用的精确解析解.强非局域空间光孤子的相互作用过程是其特殊情况.基于强非局域空间光孤子的相互作用原理， 提出了实现光子开关、光子“同”(XNOR)和“或非”(NOR)逻辑的新理论方案，并讨论这些基本光子信息处理器件的优化设计问题. 关键词： 强非局域非线性介质 空间光孤子的相互作用 光子开关和光子逻辑     

向列相液晶中强非局域空间光孤子的相互作用

在数值和实验上研究了向列相液晶中空间光孤子的相互作用.向列相液晶中的响应函数为指数衰减函数,这不同于Snyder-Mitchell模型.数值模拟发现向列相液晶中的孤子相互作用仍然满足交叉点位置与输入功率的平方根成反比,强非局域下的Snyder-Mitchell模型交叉点位置与两束光的间距无关,而在向列相液晶中交叉点位置与两束光的间距有关;在实验上发现,向列相液晶中两束光交叉点的位置与输入功率平方根成反比,还和形成孤子的临界功率以及两束光之间的间距有关. 关键词： 强非局域非线性 向列相液晶 孤子相互作用 交叉点     

Complex dynamics and configurational entropy of spatial optical solitons in nonlocal media

Intense light propagating in a nonlinear medium can generate an ensemble of interacting filaments of light, or spatial solitons. Using nematic liquid crystals, we demonstrate that the filaments exhibit collective behavior typical of complex systems, including the formation of clusters and soundlike vibrations, as well as the reduction of the configurational entropy, controlled by the degree of nonlocality of the medium.     

非局域非线性介质中空间暗孤子的理论和实验研究

对非局域非线性介质中的空间暗孤子进行了研究.理论上运用牛顿迭代法求解非局域非线性薛定谔方程,得到了不同传播常数下的非局域空间暗孤子的数值解,发现在任何非局域程度以及任何传播常数条件下,都存在暗孤子的解,而且孤子的束宽与非局域程度存在一定的关系.实验上,在染料溶液中观测到了空间暗孤子在非局域非线性介质中的形成.利用输入功率所引起的非线性效应强度的变化,分析了背景光波形对暗孤子的影响,数值模拟结果与实验结果相符合. 关键词： 非局域非线性 空间暗孤子     

(1+2)维强非局域空间光孤子的相互作用

强非局域空间光孤子是指满足强非局域条件的空间孤子.在Snyder和Mitchell工作的基础上，获得了不共面对称斜入射(1+2)维强非局域空间光孤子对相互作用问题的精确解析解.结果表明，光束初始中心距离在大范围尺度内变化时，双孤子的演化都能形成类似DNA结构的稳定缠绕，这种稳定缠绕的结构与双孤子的初始相位差无关；光束中心在横截面上的投影轨迹一般是一个斜椭圆，通过改变两光束的初始中心距离和倾斜度可以控制该椭圆轨迹的变化.指出了利用(1+2)维强非局域空间光孤子的相互作用特性实现平面全光开关和全光互联的潜在可能性. 关键词： (1+2)维非局域非线性介质 空间光孤子的相互作用 全光开关 全光互联     

Attraction of nonlocal dark optical solitons

We study the formation and interaction of spatial dark optical solitons in materials with a nonlocal nonlinear response. We show that unlike in local materials, where dark solitons typically repel, the nonlocal nonlinearity leads to a long-range attraction and formation of stable bound states of dark solitons.