Stable higher-charge discrete vortices in hexagonal optical lattices Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We show that double-charge discrete optical vortices may be completely stable in hexagonal photonic lattices where single-charge vortices always exhibit dynamical instabilities. Even when unstable the double-charge vortices typically have a much weaker instability than the single-charge vortices, and thus their breakup occurs at longer propagation distances. 2009 The American Physical Society.

published proceedings

  • PHYSICAL REVIEW A

author list (cited authors)

  • Law, K., Kevrekidis, P. G., Alexander, T. J., Krolikowski, W., & Kivshar, Y. S.

citation count

  • 19

complete list of authors

  • Law, Kody JH||Kevrekidis, PG||Alexander, Tristram J||Krolikowski, Wieslaw||Kivshar, Yuri S

publication date

  • February 2009