Domain walls of linear polarization in isotropic Kerr media

Y. Louis*, A. P. Sheppard, M. Haelterman

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Abstract

We present a new type of domain-wall vector solitary waves in isotropic self-defocusing Kerr media. These domain walls consist of localized structures separating uniform field domains of orthogonal linear polarizations. They result from the interplay between diffraction, self-phase modulation and cross-phase modulation in cases where the nonlinear birefringence coefficient B = χ(3)xyyx(3)xxxx is negative. Numerical simulations show that these new vector solitary waves are stable.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)167-172
Number of pages6
JournalOptics Communications
Volume141
Issue number3-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 1997
Externally publishedYes

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