Experimental investigation of computer-synthesized holograms for generation of ring dark solitary waves and optical vortex solitons

We present experimental results on the evolution of ring dark solitary waves and optical vortices generated by computer-synthesized holograms. The detailed comparative numerical simulations show, that this approach ensures reproduction of the correct intensity and phase portrait of the dark waves at the entrance of the nonlinear medium. The transverse dynamics at both even and odd initial conditions is studied and compared with the theory and simulations.© (1996) COPYRIGHT SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.