Two-dimensional χ2 solitons generated by the downconversion of Airy waves

Thawatchai Mayteevarunyoo*, Boris A. Malomed

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Abstract

Conversion of truncated Airy waves (AWs) carried by the second-harmonic (SH) component into axisymmetric χ2 solitons is considered in a 2D system with quadratic nonlinearity. The spontaneous conversion is driven by the parametric instability of the SH wave. The input in the form of the AW vortex is also considered. As a result, one, two, or three stable solitons emerge in a well-defined form, unlike the recently studied 1D setting, where the picture is obscured by radiation jets. Shares of the total power captured by the emerging solitons and conversion efficiency are found as functions of parameters of the AW input.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2919-2922
Number of pages4
JournalOptics Letters
Volume41
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2016

Funding

FundersFunder number
Thailand Research FundRSA5780061

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