Bezryadina, AnnaChen, Zhanghai HNeshev, DragomirDesyatnikov, Anton SKivshar, Yuri2015-12-132015-12-13May 24 2001557527709http://hdl.handle.net/1885/81644We 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.Keywords: Angular momentum; Lattice twisting; Nonlinear interaction; Soliton lattice; Crystal lattices; Nonlinear optics; Vortex flow; Solitons20052015-12-11