Abstract

Collisions of optical beams and spatial optical solitons have been extensively studied in both Kerr and photorefractive (PR) media [1,2]. Under strong nonlinear, conditions, counterpropagating (CP) beams’ systems undergo various peculiar spatiotemporal dynamics [3]. In recent years, the self-trapping character of Airy beams in biased nonlinear media has suggested interesting dynamics such as soliton-like behaviours [4,5]. First numerical studies of co-propagating Airy beams have shown peculiar interactions toward the generation of soliton pair [6]. Recently results have shown that the configuration of two focused CP Airy beams leads to multiple photo-induced waveguiding structures [7].

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