Rotating propeller solitons - art. no. 143901

Authors
Carmon, T Uzdin, R Pigier, C Musslimani, ZH Segev, M Nepomnyashchy, A
Citation
T. Carmon et al., Rotating propeller solitons - art. no. 143901, PHYS REV L, 8714(14), 2001, pp. 3901
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
8714
Issue
14
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20011001)8714:14<3901:RPS-AN>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
We demonstrate experimentally and theoretically (both analytically and nume rically) a new type of spatial soliton: a rotating "propeller" soliton. Thi s is a composite soliton made of a rotating dipole component jointly trappe d with a bell-shaped component. We observe as much as 239 degrees of rotati on over 13 min of propagation (6.5 diffraction lengths).