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Solitary-wave decay and symmetry-breaking instabilities in two-mode fibers

E. M. WrightOptical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721G. I. StegemanOptical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721S. WabnitzOptical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721
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We present a linear stability analysis for coupled nonlinear solitonlike pulses propagating in optical guiding structures supporting two linearly and/or nonlinearly coupled modes. The analytical predictions are well confirmed by numerical experiments.

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