title: Nonlinearly controlled angular momentum of soliton clusters.
abstract: We demonstrate an original approach, to the best of our knowledge, to acquire nonlinear control over the angular momentum of a cluster of solitary waves. We show that the angular momentum can be adjusted by acting on the global excitation of the system. The effect is verified in liquid crystals by observing power-dependent rotation of a two-soliton cluster.
authors.affiliation: Nonlinear Optics and OptoElectronics Laboratory (NooEL), INFN and CNISM, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fratalocchi
authors.forename: Armando
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piccardi
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peccianti
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Assanto