title: Weak beam control of multiple quadratic soliton generation.
abstract: Theoretical predictions and experimental observations show that a weak harmonic seed beam can control the process of generating multiple quadratic solitons in periodically poled KTiOPO4 by inputting only a fundamental beam. This all-optical switching does not depend on the relative phase of the input beams, an unusual property for such coherent solitons.
authors.affiliation: School of Optics, Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32816-2700, USA.
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Polyakov
authors.forename: Hongki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ladislav
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jankovic
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stegeman
authors.forename: Mordechai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katz