Optical spatial solitons, the power law, and the swing effect

Sihon H. Crutcher; Albert J. Osei; Matthew E. Edwards

doi:10.1117/12.792007

25 August 2008 Optical spatial solitons, the power law, and the swing effect

Sihon H. Crutcher, Albert J. Osei, Matthew E. Edwards

Proceedings Volume 7056, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications II; 70560Q (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.792007
Event: Photonic Devices + Applications, 2008, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We continue a study of the equivalence particle principle applied to an optical spatial soliton which is a "narrow filament" that maintains its existence in a waveguide. Using this principle, expressions for acceleration, spatial frequency, spatial period and other variables for a spatial soliton can be derived from the solution of basic Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation. These results agree well with numerical simulations of the Modified Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation. If the expression of the acceleration is bounded in some cases this means the spatial soliton propagates with a swing effect. We go one step further in this theoretical study to investigate the effects of the swing effect with power law included in the Modified Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation.

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Sihon H. Crutcher, Albert J. Osei, and Matthew E. Edwards "Optical spatial solitons, the power law, and the swing effect", Proc. SPIE 7056, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications II, 70560Q (25 August 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.792007

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