Abstract
We study experimentally and theoretically the nonlinear interaction between a vortex beam and a soliton lattice. We observe the vortex-induced lattice deformation and lattice twisting due to transfer of angular momentum carried by the vortex beam.
© 2005 Optical Society of America
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