Experimental observation of interaction forces between solitons in optical fibers
Pairs of soliton pulses are sent through a fiber, and the pulse separation at fiber input and output are compared. Both attractive and repulsive forces are observed. Close quantitative agreement with prediction is achieved, except when the pulses begin to merge. Then the attractive force becomes rep...
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| Published in | Optics letters Vol. 12; no. 5; p. 355 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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United States
01.05.1987
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| Summary: | Pairs of soliton pulses are sent through a fiber, and the pulse separation at fiber input and output are compared. Both attractive and repulsive forces are observed. Close quantitative agreement with prediction is achieved, except when the pulses begin to merge. Then the attractive force becomes repulsive as the result of phase shifts triggered by the soliton self-frequency shift. |
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| ISSN: | 0146-9592 |
| DOI: | 10.1364/OL.12.000355 |