Phase-dependent collisions of (2+1)-dimensional spatial solitons

Coherent collisions of (2+1)-dimensional spatial solitons in photorefractive media are studied. Phase-dependent switching of the spatial location of the output beams is demonstrated. The experimental results are in close agreement with a three-dimensional numerical calculation.

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