We show that the eigenmodes of the two-wave interaction in a dispersive quadratic medium are unstable with respect to periodic perturbations. This mechanism represents a novel kind of modulational instability that involves the spontaneous generation of sideband pairs around both the fundamental and the second-harmonic frequencies.
We present a study of the dynamics of multiple soliton bound states in diffractive media with second-order nonlinearity. A numerical stability analysis of these bound states reveals that wave propagation in quadratic materials exhibits spatial symmetry-breaking instabilities.
We have experimentally observed the relatively low-power self-switching of polarization ellipticity along the profile of initially circularly polarized picosecond pulses in a spun birefringent fiber. The switching and pulse breakup effects originate from the intensity-dependent modulation of the birefringence beat length.
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