Collision-induced shape transformations of partially coherent solitons

Authors
Krolikowski, W Akhmediev, N Luther-Davies, B
Citation
W. Krolikowski et al., Collision-induced shape transformations of partially coherent solitons, PHYS REV E, 59(4), 1999, pp. 4654-4658
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW E
ISSN journal
1063651X → ACNP
Volume
59
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
4654 - 4658
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(199904)59:4<4654:CSTOPC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We present experimental results related to collisional properties of partia lly coherent solitons (PCSs). In experiments with a photorefractive crystal we show that collisions in nonlinear media cause the PCS comprised of few mutually incoherent soliton components to change its shape.