Two-dimensional cnoidal waves in Kerr--type saturable nonlinear media

Abstract

We report theoretically the existence, classification, and basic properties of families of stationary two-dimensional cnoidal-type waves in bulk Kerr-type saturable nonlinear media. The families of two-dimensional cnoidal-type wave solutions are shown to exhibit richer features than their known one-dimensional counterparts. At low- and high-energy flows, the cnoidal patterns are predicted to be robust enough to be observable experimentally.