Complex dynamics and configurational entropy of spatial optical solitons in nonlocal media

2006/04/20 by Claudio Conti, Marco Peccianti, Gaetano Assanto · 1 citation
Computer Science · Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Liquid Crystal Research Advancements #Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation #Nonlinear Photonic Systems #cond-mat.dis-nn #nlin.PS #physics.optics

paper · pdf · doi:10.1364/ol.31.002030

published as Optics Letters 31, 2030 (2006) · 14 pages, 4 figures. Optics Letters, to be published

arxiv created 2006/04/20 · openalex publication_date 2006/06/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

Intense light propagating in a nonlinear medium can generate an ensemble of interacting filaments of light, or spatial solitons. Using nematic liquid crystals, we demonstrate that the filaments exhibit collective behavior typical of complex systems, including the formation of clusters and soundlike vibrations, as well as the reduction of the configurational entropy, controlled by the degree of nonlocality of the medium.

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