MIXED-MODE SPATIAL SOLITONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR WAVE-GUIDES

Authors
OSTROVSKAYA EA AKHMEDIEV NN STEGEMAN GI KANG JU AITCHISON JS
Citation
Ea. Ostrovskaya et al., MIXED-MODE SPATIAL SOLITONS IN SEMICONDUCTOR WAVE-GUIDES, Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics, 14(4), 1997, pp. 880-887
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Journal of the Optical Society of America. B, Optical physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07403224
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
880 - 887
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(1997)14:4<880:MSSISW>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We show that in slab waveguides made from the cubic crystals with Kerr nonlinearity, it is possible to observe mixed-mode stationary soliton s above certain power levels. It is also shown that, in general, two t ypes of mixed-mode soliton are possible. A bifurcation diagram for the se solitons is constructed, and a classification of particular cases i s given. The polarization evolution of the solitonlike beams is consid ered by means of the Poincare sphere formalism. (C) 1997 Optical Socie ty of America.