Abstract

We present the results of an extensive numerical investigation of the interactions of vectorial spatial solitary waves propagating in bulk media that exhibit a quadratic optical nonlinearity. Various features, including beam coalescence, steering, crossing, and repulsion, indicate the potential applications of these phenomena in available birefringent ${\chi }^{(2)}$ crystals. In the framework of all-optical reconfigurable interconnects, phase- and intensity-based control schemes are discussed and compared.

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Intensity-controlled interactions between vectorial spatial solitary waves in quadratic nonlinear media

Giuseppe Leo, Gaetano Assanto, and W. E. Torruellas
Opt. Lett. 22(1) 7-9 (1997)

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