Dissipative damping of dark solitons in optical fibers

M. Lisak, D. Anderson, B. A. Malomed

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Abstract

The adiabatic evolution of the parameters of a dark soliton in the presence of dissipative fiber losses is considered. It is shown that the rate at which a dark soliton decays and spreads is only half the corresponding rate for a bright soliton.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1936-1937
Number of pages2
JournalOptics Letters
Volume16
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 1991
Externally publishedYes

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