Soliton annihilation and fusion from resonant inelastic collisions in birefringent optical fibers

Anno: 1991

Autori: Malomed B.A., Wabnitz S.

Affiliazione autori: P. P. Shirshov Institute for Oceanology, 23 Krasikov Street, Moscow, GSP-7, Russian Federation; Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Via B. Castiglione 59, Rome, 00142, Italy; School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, 69978, Israel

Abstract: We study the inelastic collisions between orthogonally polarized solitons in a birefringent optical fiber. We show that if the collision is sufficiently slow, one soliton may be destroyed by the other, or the two solitons may fuse into a breatherlike solitary pulse. We derive a simple analytical estimate for this soliton decay, based on a condition of spatial resonance between the two solitons, and confirm this prediction by numerical simulations. Breakup of colliding solitons with different polarizations may set a fundamental lower bound to the soliton time width in soliton transmissions.

Giornale/Rivista: OPTICS LETTERS

Volume: 16 (18)      Da Pagina: 1388  A: 1390

Parole chiavi: Logic gates; Propagarion; Amplitudes; Stability
DOI: 10.1364/OL.16.001388

Citazioni: 45
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