Elliptic incoherent solitons in saturable nonlinear media

We identify elliptic incoherent spatial solitons in isotropic saturable non linear media. These solitary states are possible, provided that their corre lation function is anisotropic. The propagation dynamics of this new class of solitons are investigated by use of numerical simulations. We find that, during a collision event of two such elliptic solitons, their intensity el lipse rotates, and at the same time their centers of gravity tend to revolv e around each other. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America.