COLLISIONS OFSPATIALSOLITONS INOPTICALLY INDUCEDLATTICES
OlegG . Romanov
Abstract
Wepresent thetheoretical model ofcoherent interactions ofthelight beams inatwo-level resonant medium, taking into account aspatial-periodic modulation oftheparameters ofnonlinear mediuminan interference field aswell asnonlinear behavior ofrefractive index andabsorption coefficient duetooptical bleaching. Asevidenced bytheresults ofinvestigations described inthis work, theprocess oflight beams interaction viascattering fromdynamically-induced optical gratings intwo-level resonant mediumis characterized byanumber ofinteresting features like mutual attraction andrepulsion, irradiation ofadditional beamsprobably duetosoliton-soliton diffraction mode, formation ofdarkspatial solitons inthemodeof defocusing interaction that canbeused forall-optical control overthespatial structure oflaser beams. ~~~~~n=l