Elliptic incoherent solitons in strongly nonlocal media with anisotropic Kerr nonlinearity
Abstract
The propagation of elliptic incoherent beam in strongly nonlocal media with noninstantaneous anisotropic Kerr nonlinearity is systematically investigated. Using the mutual coherence function approach, we obtain the existence curve of such solitons and an interesting outcome: correlation characteristics of the elliptic incoherent solitons can be anisotropic as well as isotropic. When the existence conditions of solitons are not satisfied, the elliptic incoherent beam will undergo periodic oscillation. Nonstationary evolution behaviors of the elliptic beam are shown in detail by numerical calculation. It is also obtained that the oscillation periods of the beam in x and y direction are different and the elliptic beam will become circular at some propagation distance under special conditions.
- Publication:
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Optics Communications
- Pub Date:
- February 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.optcom.2007.10.001
- Bibcode:
- 2008OptCo.281..760K
- Keywords:
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- 42.65.Tg;
- 42.65.Jx;
- Optical solitons;
- nonlinear guided waves;
- Beam trapping self-focusing and defocusing;
- self-phase modulation