Soliton stripes in two-dimensional nonlinear photonic lattices.
We study experimentally the interaction of a soliton with a nonlinear lattice. We observe the formation of a novel type of composite soliton created by strong coupling of mutually incoherent periodic and localized beam components. By imposing an initial transverse momentum on the soliton stripe, we observe the effect of lattice compression and deformation.
Nonlinear Physics Group, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia. dnn124@rsphysse.anu.edu.au
Dragomir
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Neshev
Yuri S
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Kivshar
Hector
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Martin
Zhigang
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Chen