Two-dimensional Hermite-Gaussian solitons in strongly nonlocal nonlinear medium with rectangular boundaries

An analytical solution of self-similar waves, Hermite-Gaussian solitons, emerging in a strongly nonlocal thermal nonlinear medium with the rectangular boundaries was found. The theoretical analysis and numerical simulation showed that the Hermite-Gaussian solitons are elliptic and form a rectangular matrix cluster. Moreover, the symmetries of the soliton and matrix cluster depend not only on the boundary conditions, but also on the symmetry and power of the input beam as well as the propagation distance. The particular interest lies in that the intensities of the solitons in the edges of the rectangular cluster are bigger than those on the center, the most intense solitons occurring at four angles.