Dynamics of mixed-mode spatial solitary waves in AlGaAs waveguides

Jin U. Kang*, G. I. Stegeman, J. S. Aitchison, D. C. Hutchings, E. Ostrovskaya, N. Akhmediev

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Abstract

Manakov spatial solitons, a special case of a two-component solitons, were observed in AlGaAs planar waveguides. Two component spatial solitons are more complicated objects than scalar solitons. These are optical beams with two polarization components that influence each other through several physical effects such as self-phase-modulation effect, cross-phase modulation effect, and four-wave-mixing effect. An interplay between the three above mentioned effects gives novel features to stationary solitons of this system and is responsible for complicated polarization dynamics of nonstationary beams such as polarization instability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages69-70
Number of pages2
Publication statusPublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1997 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, QELS - Baltimore, MD, USA
Duration: 18 May 199723 May 1997

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1997 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, QELS
CityBaltimore, MD, USA
Period18/05/9723/05/97

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