Discrete vector solitons in Kerr nonlinear waveguide arrays

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...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2003-10, Vol.91 (14), p.143907-143907, Article 143907
Main Authors: Meier, Joachim, Hudock, Jared, Christodoulides, Demetrios, Stegeman, George, Silberberg, Y, Morandotti, R, Aitchison, J S
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Language:English
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.143907