Self-trapping of optical vortices in photonic lattices optically induced with self-defocusing nonlinearity

Daohong Song, Liqin Tang, Cibo Lou, Xiaosheng Wang, Jingjun Xu, Zhigang Chen, H. Susanto, K. Law, P. G. Kevrekidis

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Abstract

We demonstrate self-trapping of singly- and doubly-charged vortices in a self-defocusing "backbone" photonic lattice. While the singly-charged vortex can evolve into a gap vortex soliton, the doubly-charged tends to turn into quasi-vortex or quadrupole structure.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publication2008 Conference on and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference Lasers and Electro-Optics, QELS
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
EventConference on and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference Lasers and Electro-Optics, QELS 2008 - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: 4 May 20089 May 2008

Publication series

NameConference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series

Conference

ConferenceConference on and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference Lasers and Electro-Optics, QELS 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period4/05/089/05/08

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