Multicomponent two-dimensional solitons carrying topological charges

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作者
Musslimani, ZH [1 ]
Segev, M
Christodoulides, DN
机构
[1] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Dept Math, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel
[2] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Dept Phys, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel
[3] Princeton Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
[4] Lehigh Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Elect Engn, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA
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10.1364/OL.25.000061
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We propose multihump N-component two-dimensional vector solitons for which each constituent carries a different topological charge. These new structures exhibit a unique triple-point phase diagram that is completely absent in the two-component limit. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America.
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