Title

Radiation-related polarization instability of Kerr spatial vector solitons

Authors

Authors

R. R. Malendevich; L. Friedrich; G. I. Stegeman; J. M. Soto-Crespo; N. N. Akhmediev;J. S. Aitchison

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B-Opt. Phys.

Keywords

BIREFRINGENT OPTICAL FIBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR WAVE-GUIDES; DYNAMICS; PROPAGATION; STABILITY; STATES; Optics

Abstract

We report the experimental observation and numerical simulations of a polarization instability of spatial vector solitons in an AlGaAs slab waveguide, At power levels where the nonlinear index change becomes comparable to the birefringence, the fast soliton becomes unstable. The instability is related to coupling of the fast soliton to the slow radiation modes through phase matching. The combined effects of bifurcation and radiation coupling are the processes ultimately limiting the stability of any single-polarization (fast and slow) Kerr soliton. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.

Journal Title

Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics

Volume

19

Issue/Number

4

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/josab.19.000695

Language

English

First Page

695

Last Page

702

WOS Identifier

WOS:000175017800012

ISSN

0740-3224

Recommended Citation

"Radiation-related polarization instability of Kerr spatial vector solitons" (2002). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 3341.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/3341