Three Dimensional Bright Spatial Soliton Collision and Fusion in a Saturable Nonlinear Medium

Vladimir Tikhonenko, Jason Christou, and Barry Luther-Davies
Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 2698 – Published 8 April 1996
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We report experiments showing of the attraction and novel fusion behavior of 3D bright spatial solitons, formed by modulation instability of an optical vortex in a saturable self-focusing medium.

  • Received 28 September 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.2698

©1996 American Physical Society

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Vladimir Tikhonenko, Jason Christou, and Barry Luther-Davies

  • Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia

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Vol. 76, Iss. 15 — 8 April 1996

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