Observation of two-dimensional multimode solitons

Authors
Carmon, T Anastassiou, C Lan, S Kip, D Musslimani, ZH Segev, M Christodoulides, D
Citation
T. Carmon et al., Observation of two-dimensional multimode solitons, OPTICS LETT, 25(15), 2000, pp. 1113-1115
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
25
Issue
15
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1113 - 1115
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(20000801)25:15<1113:OOTMS>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We present the first experimental observation of (2 + 1)-dimensional multim ode (composite) solitons. A single-hump component and a double-hump (dipole -type) component are jointly self-trapped as a composite soliton in a biase d photorefractive crystal. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America OCIS code: 1 90.5940.