Title

Radiation related polarization instability of fast Kerr spatial solitons in slab waveguides

Authors

Authors

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

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Opt. Commun.

Keywords

spatial solitons; soliton instabilities; polarization conversion; BIREFRINGENT OPTICAL FIBERS; WAVE-GUIDES; BAND-GAP; ALGAAS; PROPAGATION; DYNAMICS; HALF; Optics

Abstract

We report the observation of a power-dependent polarization conversion from a fast spatial soliton-like beam into the orthogonal polarization in an AlGaAs slab waveguide at power levels below which the nonlinear index change becomes comparable to the birefringence. The slow soliton, however, shows no polarization conversion. We interpret these results in terms of the previously predicted polarization instability of a fast soliton into orthogonally polarized radiation. The experimental results are in qualitative agreement with theory. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

Journal Title

Optics Communications

Volume

186

Issue/Number

4-6

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0030-4018(00)01079-8

Language

English

First Page

335

Last Page

341

WOS Identifier

WOS:000165983200015

ISSN

0030-4018

Recommended Citation

"Radiation related polarization instability of fast Kerr spatial solitons in slab waveguides" (2000). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 7851.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/7851