Two-color solitons in Kerr third harmonic generation model
Abstract
We investigate two-color, two dimensional spatially localized light modes in a resonant Kerr third-harmonic generation model. Using computational tools, we identify two distinct families of localized states. Unlike the single-component 2D nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation and previously studied non-resonant two-color systems, the dynamics are not dictated by a universal critical power, but depend on the distribution of power between the harmonics. The "fundamental-dominated" family acts as a "dynamical separatrix" between simultaneous collapse and joint diffraction, whereas the "third-harmonic-dominated" family does not. We further identify resonant collapse events accompanied by strong oscillations of the third harmonic, revealing a collapse mechanism absent from standard Kerr self-focusing.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2607.16435,
title = {Two-color solitons in Kerr third harmonic generation model},
author = {Alexey Sukhinin and Curtis Menyuk and Natalia Litchinitser and Jean-Claude Diels and Alejandro B Aceves},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.16435},
year = {2026}
}