In this paper we present a comprehensive study of the dynamics of screw phase dislocations under conditions of noncoaxial parametric three-wave mixing in the pump low-depletion regime. Under such conditions the signal and idler fields couple and so, the fields' properties change through propagation in the nonlinear crystal. We present an analytical model and a comprehensive study of the vortical features of the resulting field. The model is compared with the numerical solutions of the full equations. It is shown that by changing the relative amplitude and phase of the initial fields, one can control the domains where creation and annihilation of vortex-antivortex twins lead to different vortex content. We show that the effects studied here are relevant to a variety of physical systems. In particular, we show that the same phenomena are expected to occur in gyrotropic media and photonic crystals.

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In this paper we consider the process of the second harmonic generation in a gradient waveguide, taking into account diffraction and relatively weak temporal dispersion. Using the slowly varying envelope approximation and neglecting the dispersion of the nonlinear part of the response of the medium we obtain the system of parabolic equations for the envelopes of both harmonics. We also derive integrals of motion of this system. To solve it numerically we construct a nonlinear finite-difference scheme based on the Crank-Nicolson method preserving the integrals. Primarily, we focus our investigations on the processes of a two-component light bullets generation. We demonstrate that the generation of a coupled pair is possible in a planar waveguide even at normal group velocity dispersion.

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We discuss the results of numerical modeling of forming optical-terahertz bullets at the process of optical rectification. Our calculations are based on a generalization of the well-known Yajima - Oikawa system, which describes the nonlinear interaction of short (optical) and long (terahertz) waves. The generalization relates to situations when the optical component is close to a few-cycle pulse. We study the influence of the number of optical pulse oscillations on the formation of an optical-terahertz bullet. We develop original nonlinear conservative pseudo-spectral difference scheme approximating the generalization of the Yajima-Oikawa system. It is realized with the help of FFT algorithm. Mathematical modeling demonstrates scheme efficiency.

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It is well known that quadratic nonlinearity and feedback through Bragg periodicity are the basis for parametric gap solitons. The major part of the relevant investigations refers to passive systems. At the same time, optical systems supplemented with active elements can demonstrate unusual properties. Asymmetry intrinsic to structures with parity-time (PT) symmetry is a bright confirmation of this statement. The interplay of nonlinearity, Bragg reflection and gain/loss profile can lead to the complicated pattern of wave interactions and novel results. In this study we address the properties of two-color solitons in complex PT symmetric periodic structures with quadratic nonlinearity. We focus on the case of single Bragg resonance. We reveal the region of parameters where stable parametric solitons may exist. We demonstrate that characteristics of forming solitons depend on the order of alteration of amplifying and absorbing layers.

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