Observation of Vortex-Ring “Discrete” Solitons in 2D Photonic Lattices

Jason W. Fleischer, Guy Bartal, Oren Cohen, Ofer Manela, Mordechai Segev, Jared Hudock, and Demetrios N. Christodoulides
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 123904 – Published 25 March 2004

Abstract

We present the experimental observation of both on-site and off-site vortex-ring solitons of unity topological charge in a nonlinear photonic lattice, along with a theoretical study of their propagation dynamics and stability.

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  • Received 17 September 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.123904

©2004 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Jason W. Fleischer1,2, Guy Bartal1, Oren Cohen1, Ofer Manela1, Mordechai Segev1, Jared Hudock2, and Demetrios N. Christodoulides2

  • 1Physics Department, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
  • 2School of Optics/CREOL, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816-2700, USA

See Also

Observation of Discrete Vortex Solitons in Optically Induced Photonic Lattices

Dragomir N. Neshev, Tristram J. Alexander, Elena A. Ostrovskaya, Yuri S. Kivshar, Hector Martin, Igor Makasyuk, and Zhigang Chen
Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 123903 (2004)

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Vol. 92, Iss. 12 — 26 March 2004

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