Title :
Polarisation stability of Kerr optical solitons: a comparison of birefringent fibre and semiconductor waveguide
Author :
Hutchings, D.C. ; Arnold, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
Abstract :
Coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equations are developed to describe dual-polarisation solitons in birefringent optical fibres and semiconductor slab waveguides. A linear stability analysis provides analytic results for stability thresholds and the stationary soliton solutions.
Keywords :
Schrodinger equation; birefringence; light polarisation; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; optical fibres; optical solitons; optical waveguide theory; optical waveguides; stability; Kerr optical solitons; birefringent fibre; birefringent optical fibres; coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equations; dual-polarisation solitons; linear stability analysis; polarisation stability; semiconductor slab waveguides; semiconductor waveguide; stability thresholds; stationary soliton solutions; Birefringence; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Schrodinger equation; Slabs; Stability analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883578
