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Phys. Rev. E 70, 036617 (2004) [5 pages]

Nonlocal incoherent solitons

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Wiesław Królikowski
Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia

Ole Bang
Research Center COM, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

John Wyller*
Nonlinear Physics Centre and Laser Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia

Received 13 May 2004; published 30 September 2004

We investigate the propagation of partially coherent beams in spatially nonlocal nonlinear media with a logarithmic type of nonlinearity. We derive analytical formulas for the evolution of the beam parameters and conditions for the formation of nonlocal incoherent solitons.

© 2004 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.036617
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevE.70.036617
PACS:
42.65.Tg, 42.65.Jx, 42.25.Kb

*On sabbatical leave from the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology, Agricultural University of Norway, P. O. Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway.