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Non-linear polarization and chiral effects in birefringent solitons

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Novel effects resulting from joint action of chirality and non-linearity are discussed using a basic equation describing the temporal evolution of fields in a chiral medium with Kerr non-linearity. The spatial chirality effect is characterized through the Born-Fedorov formalism. Our simulations are based on the split-step Fourier method and the solution of the Stokes parameters. The numerical results show the chiral effect on solitons with circular polarization and mixed polarization spatial solitons.

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Torres-Silva, H., Lucero, M.Z. Non-linear polarization and chiral effects in birefringent solitons. Pramana - J Phys 62, 37–52 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02704423

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