Open AccessSpatial soliton tunneling, compression and splitting
Author(s) -
Rongcao Yang,
Xiaoling Wu
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.017759
Subject(s) - quantum tunnelling , soliton , physics , kerr effect , optics , transverse plane , nonlinear system , nonlinear optics , lattice (music) , condensed matter physics , laser , quantum mechanics , structural engineering , acoustics , engineering
We numerically investigate the tunneling of spatial solitons through a focusing Kerr nonlinear optical lattice with longitudinal potential barrier, and find that the position of input beams apparently affects the tunneling behaviors of spatial solitons, which exhibit compression or splitting when passing through the barrier, and that the transverse modulation frequency of lattice and the intensity of input beams strongly affect the ability of tunneling. Based on these properties, we present a scheme for compressing soliton and splitting soliton into stable twin beams. The obtained results may have promising applications in all-optical devices based on spatial solitons.