Multimode incoherent spatial solitons in logarithmically saturable nonlinear media

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作者
Christodoulides, DN [1 ]
Coskun, TH
Mitchell, M
Segev, M
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[1] Lehigh Univ, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA
[2] Princeton Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Princeton, NJ 08544 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.2310
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We show that multimode incoherent spatial solitons are possible in logarithmically saturable nonlinear media. The mode-occupancy function associated with these soliton states is found to obey a Poisson distribution. Our analysis indicates that two approaches, i.e., the dynamic coherent density description as well as static self-consistent multimode method lead to exactly the same results. Closed form solutions are obtained for (1 + 1)D as well as for (2 + 1)D circular and elliptical incoherent solitons.
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页码:2310 / 2313
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