We experimentally investigate the transport behaviour of nonlocal spatial optical solitons when launched in and interacting with propagation-invariant random potentials. The solitons are generated in nematic liquid crystals; the randomness is created by suitably engineered illumination of planar voltage-biased cells equipped with a photosensitive wall. We find that the fluctuations follow a super-diffusive trend, with the mean square displacement lowering for decreasing spatial correlation of the noise.

Piccardi, A., Residori, S., Assanto, G. (2016). Nonlocal soliton scattering in random potentials. JOURNAL OF OPTICS, 18(7), 07LT01.

Nonlocal soliton scattering in random potentials

PICCARDI, ARMANDO;ASSANTO, GAETANO
2016-01-01

Abstract

We experimentally investigate the transport behaviour of nonlocal spatial optical solitons when launched in and interacting with propagation-invariant random potentials. The solitons are generated in nematic liquid crystals; the randomness is created by suitably engineered illumination of planar voltage-biased cells equipped with a photosensitive wall. We find that the fluctuations follow a super-diffusive trend, with the mean square displacement lowering for decreasing spatial correlation of the noise.
2016
Piccardi, A., Residori, S., Assanto, G. (2016). Nonlocal soliton scattering in random potentials. JOURNAL OF OPTICS, 18(7), 07LT01.
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