Numerical analysis of the stability of optical bullets (2 + 1) in a planar waveguide with cubic–quintic nonlinearity

• Published in: Optical and quantum electronics 2009, Vol.41 (2), p.121-130
• Main Authors: Fraga, W. B., Menezes, J. W. M., Sobrinho, C. S., Ferreira, A. C., Guimarães, G. F., Lima, A. W., Filho, A. F. G. F., Rocha, H. H. B., Sabóia, K. D. A., Lima, F. T., Filho, J. M. S., Sombra, A. S. B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bullets; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Computer Communication Networks; Diffraction; Dispersions; Electrical Engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Lasers; Nonlinear optics; Nonlinearity; Optical Devices; Optical elements, devices, and systems; Optical solitons; nonlinear guided waves; Optical waveguides and coupleurs; Optics; Photonics; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Planar waveguides; Projectiles; Semiconductor lasers; laser diodes; Solitons; Stability
• ISSN: 0306-8919; 1572-817X
• DOI: 10.1007/s11082-009-9331-0

In this paper, we have presented a numerical analysis of the stability of optical bullets (2 + 1), or spatiotemporal solitons (2 + 1), in a planar waveguide with cubic–quintic nonlinearity. The optical spatiotemporal solitons are the result of the balance between the nonlinear parameters, of dispersion (dispersion length, L D ) and diffraction (diffraction length, L d ) with temporal and spatial auto-focusing behavior, respectively. With the objective of ensure the stability and preventing the collapse or the spreading of pulses, in this study we explore the cubic–quintic nonlinearity with the optical fields coupled by cross-phase modulation and considering several values for the non linear parameter α We have shown the existence of stable light bullets in planar waveguide with cubic–quintic nonlinearity through the study of spatiotemporal collisions of the light bullets.