Discrete vector solitons in Kerr nonlinear waveguide arrays

    Authors

    J. Meier; J. Hudock; D. Christodoulides; G. Stegeman; Y. Silberberg; R. Morandotti;J. S. Aitchison

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Phys. Rev. Lett.

    Keywords

    SPATIAL SOLITONS; SOLITARY WAVES; POLARIZATION INSTABILITY; DISPERSIVE; MEDIA; DARK; Physics, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    We report the first experimental observation of discrete vector solitons in AlGaAs nonlinear waveguide arrays. These self-trapped states are possible through the coexistence of two orthogonally polarized fields and are stable in spite of the presence of four-wave mixing effects. We demonstrate that at sufficiently high power levels the two polarizations lock into a highly localized vector discrete soliton that would have been otherwise impossible in the absence of either one of these two components.

    Journal Title

    Physical Review Letters

    Volume

    91

    Issue/Number

    14

    Publication Date

    1-1-2003

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    4

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000185719500020

    ISSN

    0031-9007

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