Partially coherent nonparaxial modified Bessel--Gauss beams

The concept of partially coherent nonparaxial modified Bessel--Gauss (MBG) beams is proposed. Based on the generalized Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction integral, the analytical propagation equations of nonparaxial MBG beams in free space are derived and analysed, and some special cases are discussed. In particular, under the paraxial approximation our results reduce to the corresponding paraxial ones. Numerical calculation examples are given to illustrate the dependence of intensity and spectral degree of coherence on the beam order $m$, \textit{$\xi $} and $f$ parameters, and to compare the difference between the paraxial and nonparaxial results.     

Incoherent interaction between one- and two-dimensional solitons in noncentrosymmetric photorefractive media

The incoherent interaction between solitons with different transverse dimensions in a noncentrosymmetric photorefractive crystal is studied both in theory and in experiment. An anomalous incoherent interaction between one- and two-dimensional solitons, whose attractive and repulsive effects depend on the soliton separation, is numerically demonstrated by employing an anisotropic model. By launching a one-dimensional green beam and a two-dimensional red beam into a biased SBN:60 crystal, the hybrid-dimensional soliton interaction is performed. The experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical ones.     

Spectral switches of partially coherent nonparaxial beams diffracted at an aperture

Based on the generalized Rayleigh diffraction integral, the spectral shifts and spectral switches of nonparaxial partially coherent beams diffracted at an aperture are studied. Our main attention is paid to the effect of beam nonparaxiality on the spectral switches of partially coherent beams. It is shown that the spatial coherent parameter β, trunction parameter δ and waist width-to-central wavelength ratio w₀/λ₀ affect the behavior of spectral switches. Only when β, δ and w₀/λ₀ satisfy certain conditions, can the difference between the nonparaxial and paraxial results be negligible. The discrepancy arises physically from the change of the spectral modifier by using the paraxial approximation.     

Partially coherent nonparaxial Hermite-Gaussian beams and their propagation properties

The concept of partially coherent nonparaxial Hermite-Gaussian (HG) beams is proposed. By using the generalized Rayleigh-Sommerfeld diffraction integral, the closed-form propagation equations of partially coherent nonparaxial HG beams in free space are derived. The on-axis intensity, far-field and paraxial expressions, and specifically, the free-space propagation equations of partially coherent nonparaxial Gaussian Schell-model beams are given, and treated as special cases of our results. It is found that the f and f_σ parameters play a crucial role in determining the nonparaxiality of partially coherent TEM_mn-mode HG beams. Only if the f and f_σ parameters are small enough, the paraxial approximation is applicable.     

Polarization locking and nonparaxial spatial solitons in media with electronic Kerr nonlinearity

The polarization structure of nonparaxial spatial solitons in a transparent medium with the electronic mechanism of Kerr nonlinearity is studied theoretically. It is demonstrated analytically in the weak nonparaxiality approximation that the regime of polarization locking, in which all the field components have the same propagation constant, is the only stable regime. Estimates of the rate of transition of the initial metastable regime of rotation of the polarization ellipse to the regime of polarization locking are presented. Based on a numerical solution of the nonlinear Maxwell equations, the presence of the nonparaxial regime of polarization locking is confirmed and the main characteristics of the corresponding spatial solitons are obtained.     

Coherent interactions of multi bright spatial solitons in biased photorefractive crystals

The coherent interaction scenarios of two solitons, three solitons, and four solitons are presented. For two-soliton interactions, energy transfer and fusion between solitons are dependent on the relative phase of the interaction solitons, and for multi-soliton interactions, energy transfer will occur in all three relative phase conditions. The magnitude and direction of energy transfer can be controlled respectively by adjusting the interval and the relative phase of solitons.     

Precisely controllable bright nonautonomous solitons in Bose-Einstein condensate

We study on bright nonautonomous solitons of Bose-Einstein condensate analytically in a time-dependent harmonic trap with an arbitrary time-dependent linear potential and complex potential. The explicit ways to control dynamics of soliton are presented through observing the evolution of its width, peak, and the motion of its center analytically. Furthermore, we present two-solitons solution in generalized form to observe the collision of solitons conveniently.     

Spatial solitons in Kerr and Kerr-like media

This is a review paper of basic knowledge and recent advances in the area of spatial solitons in Kerr and Kerr-like media. We consider spatial bright and dark solitons, solitons in waveguide geometries, optical bullets, vortex solitons and, briefly, dissipative cases. In our treatment, we use a Hamiltonian approach when considering stability issues.     

Propagation of nonlocal optical solitons in lossy media with exponential-decay response

Propagation of optical solitons in lossy nonlocal media with exponential-decay response was investigated theoretically. The analytical solutions of nonlocal solitons and breathers are obtained by variational approach which is applied to a (1 + 1)D nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The critical power of soliton and period of breathers are also obtained in the absence of the loss. When the loss is relatively small, the average beam width of breathers has a trend to expand during propagation. The analytical results are confirmed by numerical simulation.     

Algebraic bright and vortex solitons in defocusing media

We demonstrate that spatially inhomogeneous defocusing nonlinear landscapes with the nonlinearity coefficient growing toward the periphery as (1+|r|(α)) support one- and two-dimensional fundamental and higher-order bright solitons, as well as vortex solitons, with algebraically decaying tails. The energy flow of the solitons converges as long as nonlinearity growth rate exceeds the dimensionality, i.e., α>D. Fundamental solitons are always stable, while multipoles and vortices are stable if the nonlinearity growth rate is large enough.     

Gap solitons in parity time complex superlattice with dual periods

A theory is presented to investigate the existence and propagation stability of gap solitons in a parity-time （PT） com- plex superlattice with dual periods. In this superlattice, the real and imaginary parts are both in the form of superlattices with dual periods. In the self-focusing nonlinearity, PT solitons can exist in the semi-infinite gap. However, only those gap solitons with low powers can propagate stably, whereas the high-power solitons present periodic oscillation and simultane- ously suffer energy decay. In the self-defocusing nonlinearity, PT solitons only exist in the first gap and all these solitons are stable.     

扩散效应对光伏孤子相互作用的影响

用数值方法研究扩散效应对两个平行传播相干光伏孤子光束相互作用的影响. 结果表明,在扩散效应的影响下,两相干孤子光束同相相互作用不是使它们相互融合, 而是使它们趋向相互分离,且光束之间存在能量耦合;异相孤子相互作用不再是简单地互相排斥,在一定的条件下,两光束既互相排斥,又同时向同侧偏转.关键词：光伏空间孤子相干相互作用扩散效应     

Interactions of adjacent pulsating, erupting and creeping solitons

This paper investigates the adjacent interactions of three novel solitons for the quintic complex Ginzburg--Landau equation, which are plain pulsating, erupting and creeping solitons. It is found that different performances are presented for different solitons due to isolated regions of the parameter space where they exist. For example, plain pulsating and erupting solitons exhibit mutual annihilation during collisions with the decrease of total energy, but for creeping soliton, the two adjacent pulses present soliton fusion without any loss of energy. Otherwise, the method for restraining the interactions is also found and it can suppress interactions between these two adjacent pulses effectively.     

Two-component vector solitons in defocusing Kerr-type media with spatially modulated nonlinearity

We present a class of exact solutions to the coupled (2+1$2+1$)-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation with spatially modulated nonlinearity and a special external potential, which describe the evolution of two-component vector solitons in defocusing Kerr-type media. We find a robust soliton solution, constructed with the help of Whittaker functions. For specific choices of the topological charge, the radial mode number and the modulation depth, the solitons may exist in various forms, such as the half-moon, necklace-ring, and sawtooth vortex-ring patterns. Our results show that the profile of such solitons can be effectively controlled by the topological charge, the radial mode number, and the modulation depth.     

光诱导平面波导阵列中离散空间光孤子的相干相互作用

采用Petviashvili迭代法对光诱导平面波导阵列中的一维离散空间光孤子进行求解,利用分步束传播法对离散空间光孤子间的相干相互作用进行了详细的数值模拟.探讨了离散孤子间的相位差、孤子光强、波导阵列写入光的强度和周期以及外加电场对相互作用过程的影响.结果表明：离散孤子间的相位差对相互作用的影响与连续介质中的情况类似,不同相位差情况下的相互作用也表现为吸引、排斥以及能量转移等现象.同时,离散孤子间的相干相互作用过程(如融合距离和排斥间距等)均会受到孤子光强、波导阵列写入光的强度和周期以及外加电场大小的影响关键词：光诱导平面波导阵列离散空间光孤子相干相互作用     

Self-deflection of steady-state bright spatial solitons in biased centrosymmetric photorefractive crystals

The effects of diffusion on self-deflection of steady-state bright spatial solitons in biased centrosymmetric photorefractive crystals are investigated systematically by both numerical and perturbation methods. The results show that the soliton propagates along a parabolic trajectory and the central spatial frequency component shifts linearly with the propagation distance. Both the deflection effects vary cubically with applied external bias field.     

Collision of bright vector solitons in two-component Bose-Einstein condensates

We investigate the coupled Gross-Pitaevskii equation describing the dynamics of two hyperfine states of Bose-Einstein condensates and deduce the integrability condition for the propagation of bright vector solitons. We show how the transient trap and scattering length can be suitably tailored to bring about fascinating collisional dynamics of vector solitons.     

Observation of the bright photovoltaic spatial soliton in fiber-like photorefractive crystal

We have observed two-dimensional bright photorefractive spatial soliton for the first time in a Ce:KNSBN fiber-like crystal at wave-length of 514.5 nm with the intensity range between 2.83 × 10³ W/cm² and 4.71 × 10³ W/cm², then compared it with the one formed in a bulk sample. By comparison we have found that the intensity of forming a soliton in a fiber-like crystal is 7 9 times that in a bulk crystal due to stronger scattering light and complicated multi-wave interaction. By comparison we have also found that the transverse dimensions of a soliton formed in a fiber-like crystal are about 4% smaller than the ones in a bulk crystal when the experimental geometry remains the same, then we have exploited the theory including the contribution of scattering field to interpret the experimental phenomenon.     

The （l＋l）-dimensional spatial solitons in media with weak nonlinear nonlocality

We study the propagation of (1+1)-dimensional spatial soliton in a nonlocal Kerr-type medium with weak nonlocality. First, we show that an equation for describing the soliton propagation in weak nonlocality is a nonlinear Schr?dinger equation with perturbation terms. Then, an approximate analytical solution of the equation is found by the perturbation method. We also find some interesting properties of the intensity profiles of the soliton.