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Embedded Solitons in a Three-Wave System

Optics 2016-09-08 v1 Pattern Formation and Solitons

Abstract

We report a rich spectrum of isolated solitons residing inside ({\it embedded } into) the continuous radiation spectrum in a simple model of three-wave spatial interaction in a second-harmonic-generating planar optical waveguide equipped with a quasi-one-dimensional Bragg grating. An infinite sequence of fundamental embedded solitons are found, which differ by the number of internal oscillations. Branches of these zero-walkoff spatial solitons give rise, through bifurcations, to several secondary branches of walking solitons. The structure of the bifurcating branches suggests a multistable configuration of spatial optical solitons, which may find straightforward applications for all-optical switching.

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@article{arxiv.physics/9911045,
  title  = {Embedded Solitons in a Three-Wave System},
  author = {Alan R. Champneys and Boris A. Malomed},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9911045},
  year   = {2016}
}

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5 pages 5 figures. To appear in Phys Rev E