Vector spatial soliton: trapped TM light pattern in planar geometry

摘要

The existence of the stable TM/sub 1/ wave in the selfinduced anisotropic planar waveguide is demonstrated for the first time. The modal field profile of this trapped wave pattern is shown to depend on the modal propagation constant, in contrast to the TE/sub 1/ (optical spatial soliton) case where the field profile is characterised by a hyperbolic function independent of the modal propagation constant.