Experimental observation of spatial soliton interactions.
We report the experimental observation of interaction forces between two fundamental spatial optical solitons in a nonlinear glass waveguide. Both attraction and repulsion were observed, depending on the relative phase between the solitons.
Aitchison
J S
JS
Weiner
A M
AM
Silberberg
Y
Y
Leaird
D E
DE
Oliver
M K
MK
Jackel
J L
JL
Smith
P W
PW