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Dipole and quadrupole solitons in optically-induced two-dimensional defocusing photonic lattices

H. Susanto·K. Law·P. G. Kevrekidis·L. Tang·C. Lou·X. Wang·Z. Chen
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Dipole and quadrupole solitons in a two-dimensional optically induced defocus- ing photonic lattice are theoretically predicted and experimentally observed. It is shown that in-phase nearest-neighbor dipole and out-of-phase next-nearest-neighbor dipoles exist and can be stable in the intermediate intensity regime. The other types of dipoles are always unstable. In-phase nearest-neighbor quadrupoles are also numerically obtained, and may also be linearly stable. Out-of-phase, nearest-neighbor quadrupoles are found to be typically unstable. These numerical results are found to be aligned with the main predictions obtained analytically in the discrete nonlinear Schroedinger model. Finally, experimental results are presented for both dipole and quadrupole structures, indicating that self-trapping of such structures in the defocusing lattice can be realized for the length of the nonlinear crystal (10 mm).

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H. Susanto, K. Law, P. G. Kevrekidis, L. Tang, C. Lou, X. Wang, Z. Chen. 2008-05-17. Dipole and quadrupole solitons in optically-induced two-dimensional defocusing photonic lattices. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2008.05.017

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