Title :
Discrete vector solitons in Kerr nonlinear waveguide arrays
Author :
Meier, J. ; Hudock, J. ; Stegeman, G. ; Christodoulides, D. ; Eisenberg, H.S. ; Silberberg, Y. ; Morandotti, R. ; Aitchison, J.S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We report the first experimental observation of vector discrete solitons. We find that at appropriate power levels two orthogonally polarized beams collapse into a highly confined vector discrete soliton in spite of the presence of energy exchange due to four-wave-mixing.
Keywords :
laser beams; light polarisation; multiwave mixing; optical Kerr effect; optical solitons; optical waveguide theory; Kerr nonlinear waveguide arrays; discrete vector solitons; energy exchange; four-wave-mixing; orthogonally polarized beams; Diffraction; Energy exchange; Equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238636
