Fully three-dimensional collisions of bistable light bullets
- 1 October 1993
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 18 (19) , 1609-1611
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.18.001609
Abstract
To break cylindrical symmetry and to achieve fully three-dimensional collisions of bistable light bullets, we have investigated the effect of a varying impact parameter. Novel effects such as soliton tunneling and spiral arm formation have been observed, some of which have no direct one-dimensional analog. The extreme stability and attractorlike behavior of optical bullets is demonstrated.Keywords
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