Incoherent vector vortex-mode solitons in self-focusing nonlinear media.

نویسندگان

  • Kristian Motzek
  • Friedemann Kaiser
  • José R Salgueiro
  • Yuri Kivshar
  • Cornelia Denz
چکیده

We suggest a novel type of composite spatial optical soliton created by a coherent vortex beam guiding a partially incoherent light beam in a self-focusing nonlinear medium. We show that the incoherence of the guided mode may enhance, rather than suppress, the vortex azimuthal instability, and we also demonstrate strong destabilization of dipole-mode solitons by partially incoherent light.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Optics letters

دوره 29 19  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004