Intense Wave Formation from Multiple Soliton Fusion and the Role of Extra Dimensions

Feifei Xin*, Ludovica Falsi, Davide Pierangeli, Fabrizio Fusella, Galina Perepelitsa, Yehudit Garcia, Aharon J. Agranat, Eugenio Delre

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Abstract

We experimentally and numerically explore the role of dimensionality in multiple (three or more) soliton fusion supported by nonreciprocal energy exchange. Three-soliton fusion into an intense wave is found when an extra dimension, with no broken inversion symmetry, is involved. The phenomenon is observed for 2+1D spatial waves in photorefractive crystals, where solitons are supported by a spatially local saturated Kerr-like self-focusing and fusion is driven by the leading nonlocal correction, the spatial analog of the nonlinear Raman effect.

Original languageEnglish
Article number043901
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume129
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Jul 2022

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