Direct measurement of the transverse velocity of dark spatial solitons

We describe the direct experimental measurement of the transverse propagation velocities of dark spatial solitons. Good agreement is obtained from a comparison of the velocities measured experimentally and the velocities predicted by the two-dimensional theory of Zakharov and Shabat [Sov. Phys. JETP...

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Published in:Optics letters 1990-07, Vol.15 (14), p.783-785
Main Authors: ANDERSEN, D. R, HOOTON, D. E, SWARTZLANDER, G. A. JR, KAPLAN, A. E
Format: Article
Language:English
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Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Optics
Physics
Quantum optics
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Summary:We describe the direct experimental measurement of the transverse propagation velocities of dark spatial solitons. Good agreement is obtained from a comparison of the velocities measured experimentally and the velocities predicted by the two-dimensional theory of Zakharov and Shabat [Sov. Phys. JETP 37, 823 (1973)].
ISSN:0146-9592
1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.15.000783