Anomalous interaction of spatial solitons in photorefractive media

W. Krolikowski, M. Saffman, B. Luther-Davies, C. Denz

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    Abstract

    We investigate the interaction of mutually incoherent spatial solitons in photorefractive media with anisotropic nonlocal nonlinear response. We show that the photorefractive nonlinearity leads to an anomalous interaction between solitons. Theoretical and experimental results reveal that an incoherent soliton pair may experience both attractive and repulsive forces, depending on their mutual separation.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPhysical Review Letters
    Volume80
    Issue number15
    Pages (from-to)3240-3243
    ISSN0031-9007
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 13 Apr 1998

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