title: Suppression of soliton interactions by periodic phase modulation.
abstract: We study analytically and numerically the interaction of adjacent solitons under the influence of a phase modulator. Above a critical value, a bifurcation takes place and the interaction-free lengths are considerably increased.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Firth
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Blow
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith