Spatiotemporal optical vortex reconnections of loop vortices

Reconnections of spatiotemporal optical vortices have been shown to occur between line vortices. Here, we show that reconnections also occur between spatiotemporal loop vortices in optical waves. As optical loop vortices propagate in a media with spatial diffraction and material group velocity dispe...

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Main Authors: Adams Jordan, Chong Andy
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Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2025-02-01
Series:Nanophotonics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0594
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description Reconnections of spatiotemporal optical vortices have been shown to occur between line vortices. Here, we show that reconnections also occur between spatiotemporal loop vortices in optical waves. As optical loop vortices propagate in a media with spatial diffraction and material group velocity dispersion, unique reconnections occur. The birth and death of loops can occur, with certain loop vortices emerging from or collapsing to a single point while interacting with others. As certain parameters are varied in the model, complex arrangements of loops form in space-time from simple initial fields.
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spelling doaj-art-0136bdb8579a4ddd84c8407125dad5822025-08-20T01:54:18ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86142025-02-0114672973910.1515/nanoph-2024-0594Spatiotemporal optical vortex reconnections of loop vorticesAdams Jordan0Chong Andy1RF and Optics, Riverside Research Institute, Beavercreek, OH45431, USADepartment of Physics, 34996Pusan National University, Busan, 46241, Republic of KoreaReconnections of spatiotemporal optical vortices have been shown to occur between line vortices. Here, we show that reconnections also occur between spatiotemporal loop vortices in optical waves. As optical loop vortices propagate in a media with spatial diffraction and material group velocity dispersion, unique reconnections occur. The birth and death of loops can occur, with certain loop vortices emerging from or collapsing to a single point while interacting with others. As certain parameters are varied in the model, complex arrangements of loops form in space-time from simple initial fields.https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0594spatiotemporal vorticesloop vorticesvortex reconnection
spellingShingle Adams Jordan
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Spatiotemporal optical vortex reconnections of loop vortices
Nanophotonics
spatiotemporal vortices
loop vortices
vortex reconnection
title Spatiotemporal optical vortex reconnections of loop vortices
title_full Spatiotemporal optical vortex reconnections of loop vortices
title_fullStr Spatiotemporal optical vortex reconnections of loop vortices
title_full_unstemmed Spatiotemporal optical vortex reconnections of loop vortices
title_short Spatiotemporal optical vortex reconnections of loop vortices
title_sort spatiotemporal optical vortex reconnections of loop vortices
topic spatiotemporal vortices
loop vortices
vortex reconnection
url https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2024-0594
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