Experimental observation of the elliptically polarized fundamental vector soliton of isotropic Kerr media

M. Delque (1) , T. Sylvestre (1) , H. Maillotte (1) , Cyril Cambournac (1) , P. Kockaert (2) , M. Haelterman (2)

1 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)
2 ULB - Université libre de Bruxelles

We report the experimental observation of the elliptically polarized fundamental vector soliton of isotropic Kerr media and its unique polarization evolution. This was achieved in the spatial domain in a nonbirefringent CS2 planar waveguide.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

M. Delque, T. Sylvestre, H. Maillotte, Cyril Cambournac, P. Kockaert, et al.. Experimental observation of the elliptically polarized fundamental vector soliton of isotropic Kerr media. Optics Letters, 2005, 30, n° 24, pp.3383-3385. ⟨hal-00097385⟩