Interaction of two-dimensional spatial incoherent solitons in photorefractive medium |
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| Authors: | W. Królikowski B. Luther-Davies C. Denz J. Petter C. Weilnau A. Stepken M. Belić |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Australian Photonics Cooperative Research Centre, Laser Physics Centre, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia (Fax: +61-26/249-0029, E-mail: wzk111@rsphy1.anu.edu.au), AU;(2) Institute of Applied Physics, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany, DE;(3) Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 57, 11001 Belgrade, Yugoslavia, YU |
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| Abstract: | We present a review of our recent theoretical and experimental results on the interaction of incoherent two-dimensional solitary beams in PR SBN crystals. We show that the inherent anisotropy of PR nonlinearity strongly affects the interaction between solitons. Theoretical and experimental results reveal that solitons interacting in a plane perpendicular to the direction of external biasing field always attract, whereas those colliding in a plane of the field exhibit anomalous behaviour. They may experience both attractive and repulsive forces, depending on their mutual separation. We also show that this anisotropy results in the complicated topology of soliton trajectories, featuring periodic collisions, prolonged mutual spiraling and collapse, depending on the initial conditions. Received: 16 November 1998 / Revised version: 12 February 1999 / Published online: 12 April 1999 |
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| Keywords: | PACS: 42.65.Tg 03.40.Kf 42.65.Hw |
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