POLARIZED OPTICAL VORTEX SOLITONS - INSTABILITIES AND DYNAMICS IN KERR NONLINEAR MEDIA

Authors
LAW CT SWARTZLANDER GA
Citation
Ct. Law et Ga. Swartzlander, POLARIZED OPTICAL VORTEX SOLITONS - INSTABILITIES AND DYNAMICS IN KERR NONLINEAR MEDIA, Chaos, solitons and fractals, 4(8-9), 1994, pp. 1759-1766
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics,Mechanics,Engineering,"Physics, Applied
Journal title
Chaos, solitons and fractals → ACNP
ISSN journal
09600779
Volume
4
Issue
8-9
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1759 - 1766
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-0779(1994)4:8-9<1759:POVS-I>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Optical vortex solitons are known to be stable in a scalar nonlinear s ystem, and they have even been observed. We now explore the effects of polarization on the vortices, and find that they are unstable in Kerr defocusing media, except when the beam is circularly polarized. Numer ical simulations verify this and show remarkable beam evolution, inclu ding vortex shedding and reversal of topological charge.