Nonlinearly controlled angular momentum of soliton clusters

A. Fratalocchi, A. Piccardi, M. Peccianti, and G. Assanto

Opt. Lett. 32, 1447-1449 (2007)

Abstract:

We demonstrate an original approach 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.