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.
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JS
Aitchison
A M
AM
Weiner
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Y
Silberberg
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DE
Leaird
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MK
Oliver
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JL
Jackel
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PW
Smith