Vector solitons in nonlinear lattices with competing SPM and XPM terms

Abstract

We demonstrate that two-component photonic nonlinear lattices with opposite signs of the out-of-phase spatially modulated SPM and XPM coefficients can support two types of optical vector solitons (VSs), the fundamental and mixed ones. The fundamental VSs are composed of two Gaussian-like components, while the mixed ones combine Gaussian-like and dipole components. The structures and stability of both types of the VSs are investigated. The VSs are stable, except for narrow intervals at small values of the propagation constant.