VECTOR PHOTOREFRACTIVE SPATIAL SOLITONS

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作者
SEGEV, M
VALLEY, GC
SINGH, SR
CARVALHO, MI
CHRISTODOULIDES, DN
机构
[1] PRINCETON UNIV, PRINCETON MAT INST, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
[2] PRINCETON UNIV, ADV CTR PHOTON & OPTOELECTR MAT, PRINCETON, NJ 08544 USA
[3] HUGHES RES LABS, MALIBU, CA 90265 USA
[4] LEHIGH UNIV, DEPT ELECT ENGN & COMP SCI, BETHLEHEM, PA 18015 USA
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10.1364/OL.20.001764
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We derive vector soliton solutions for photorefractive media in which the refractive-index perturbations must be treated as tensors. The two polarizations of the vector solitons may be coupled through the space-charge field alone and/or through cross terms in the electro-optic tenser, which requires phase matching and specific configurations. We analyze bright planar vector solitons and verify their stability. (C) 1995 Optical Society of America
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页码:1764 / 1766
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