Counterpropagating dipole-mode vector soliton.
We experimentally observed a counterpropagating dipole-mode vector soliton in a photorefractive SBN:60Ce crystal. We investigated the transient formation dynamics and show that the formation process differs significantly from the copropagating geometry. The experimental results are compared with fully anisotropic numerical simulations and show good qualitative agreement.
Schröder
Jochen
J
Institute of Applied Physics, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany. jschrod@uni-muenster.de
Jander
Philip
P
Denz
Cornelia
C
Richter
Tobias
T
Motzek
Kristian
K
Kaiser
Friedemann
F