Open AccessSpiraling elliptic beam in nonlocal nonlinear media
Author(s) -
Guo Liang,
Qi Guo,
Wenjing Cheng,
Naiqiang Yin,
Peiji Wu,
Hongmin Cao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.23.024612
Subject(s) - physics , angular momentum , beam (structure) , light beam , optics , nonlinear system , diffraction , breather , power (physics) , perpendicular , classical mechanics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , geometry
Analytically discussed is the dynamical properties of the spiraling elliptic beams in nonlocal nonlinear media. This class of spiraling elliptic beams carry the orbital angular momentum (OAM), and can rotate on the cross section perpendicular to the propagation direction during the propagations. The optical intensity, the beam width, and specially the angular velocity are both analytically and numerically discussed in details. We shown that both the deviations from the critical power and the deviations from the critical OAM can make the spiraling elliptic beams breathe. The decrease (increase) of the OAM or the increase (decrease) of the power can both make the spiraling elliptic breathers contract (diffract), however, there still exist differences between them. The rotating speed can be changed by the input optical power or the input OAM, which may have potential applications in the controlling of the optical beams.