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Nodal solitons and the nonlinear breaking of discrete symmetry
Mario ZacarésPedro AndreésPedro Fernández De CórdobaAlbert FerrandoJuan A. Monsoriusubject
Physicsbusiness.industryFOS: Physical sciencesPhysics::OpticsPattern Formation and Solitons (nlin.PS)Nonlinear Sciences - Pattern Formation and SolitonsAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsSymmetry (physics)law.inventionNonlinear systemOpticslawQuantum mechanicsNonlinear photonic crystalSolitonbusinessNonlinear Sciences::Pattern Formation and SolitonsRealization (systems)Bose–Einstein condensateDiscrete symmetryPhotonic crystaldescription
We present a new type of soliton solutions in nonlinear photonic systems with discrete point-symmetry. These solitons have their origin in a novel mechanism of breaking of discrete symmetry by the presence of nonlinearities. These so-called nodal solitons are characterized by nodal lines determined by the discrete symmetry of the system. Our physical realization of such a system is a 2D nonlinear photonic crystal fiber owning C6v symmetry.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-21 | Optics Express |