Open AccessCollision between scalar and vector spatial solitons in Kerr media
Author(s) -
Michaël Delqué,
G. Fanjoux,
Thibaut Sylvestre
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optical and quantum electronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.396
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1572-817X
pISSN - 0306-8919
DOI - 10.1007/s11082-008-9196-7
Subject(s) - physics , scalar (mathematics) , polarization (electrochemistry) , planar , soliton , collision , multi mode optical fiber , optics , quantum mechanics , nonlinear system , optical fiber , geometry , computer science , mathematics , chemistry , computer graphics (images) , computer security
International audienceExperimental observation and numerical results concerning collisions between scalar and vector spatial solitons in a Kerr planar waveguide are presented. It is shown that this configuration allows for the full control of spatial and polarization dynamics of the interacting vector solitons. On the one hand, the ability to achieve polarization control of a single-hump vector soliton is demonstrated. On the other hand, the effect of collision on the spatial symmetry-breaking dynamics of multimode vector solitons is investigated
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