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View SchemaComplex dynamics and configurational entropy of spatial optical solitons in nonlocal media
| Authors | Claudio Conti, Marco Peccianti, Gaetano Assanto |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0604168 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0604168 |
| DOI | 10.1364/OL.31.002030 |
| Journal | Optics Letters 31, 2030 (2006) |
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 they undergo a collective behavior typical of complex systems, including the formation of clusters and sound-like vibrations, as well as the reduction of the configurational entropy, controlled by the degree of nonlocality of the medium.
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