title: Vector soliton fission by reflection at nonlinear interfaces.
abstract: We address the reflection of vector solitons, comprising several components that exhibit multiple field oscillations, at the interface between two nonlinear media. We reveal that reflection causes fission of the input signal into sets of solitons propagating at different angles. We find that the maximum number of solitons that arises upon fission is given by the number of field oscillations in the highest-order input vector soliton.
authors.affiliation: ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, and Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Mediterranean Technology Park, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Fangwei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Yaroslav V
authors.initials: YV
authors.lastname: Kartashov
authors.forename: Lluis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Torner