Dark and bright blocker soliton interaction in defocusing waveguide arrays

Opt Express. 2006 Nov 13;14(23):11248-55. doi: 10.1364/oe.14.011248.

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate the interaction of an optical probe beam with both bright and dark blocker solitons formed with low optical light power in a saturable defocusing waveguide array in photorefractive lithium niobate. A phase insensitive interaction of the beams is achieved by means of counterpropagating light waves. Partial and full reflection (blocking) of the probe beam on the positive or negative light-induced defect is obtained, respectively, in good agreement with numerical simulations.