We analytically predict the existence of both spatial bright and dark counterpropagating solitons in a reflection grating in the presence of the Kerr nonlinearity. The basic trapping mechanism consists of a twofold balance where diffraction is compensated by self-focusing and reflection is altered by the nonlinear-induced interferometric grating. We find that, whenever the spectral soliton profile lies within the grating stop band, bright and dark solitons exist only if the mutual phase of the counterpropagating solitons is pi or 0, respectively. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.
Counterpropagating spatial Kerr soliton in reflection gratings / Alessandro, Ciattoni; Carlo, Rizza; DEL RE, Eugenio; Elia, Palange. - In: OPTICS LETTERS. - ISSN 0146-9592. - STAMPA. - 31:10(2006), pp. 1507-1509. [10.1364/ol.31.001507]
Counterpropagating spatial Kerr soliton in reflection gratings
DEL RE, EUGENIO;
2006
Abstract
We analytically predict the existence of both spatial bright and dark counterpropagating solitons in a reflection grating in the presence of the Kerr nonlinearity. The basic trapping mechanism consists of a twofold balance where diffraction is compensated by self-focusing and reflection is altered by the nonlinear-induced interferometric grating. We find that, whenever the spectral soliton profile lies within the grating stop band, bright and dark solitons exist only if the mutual phase of the counterpropagating solitons is pi or 0, respectively. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
