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An exact solution of the Schrödinger quantum equation is used to investigate the evolution of a fundamental optical soliton in its proper waveguide having a Kerr nonlinearity. It is established that the quantum fluctuations grow unceasingly over the entire length of the nonlinear propagation, so that the soliton is ultimately annihilated. A four-photon interaction model is used to clarify the physical nature of this phenomenon. It is shown that the effects considered restrict the possibility of producing quantum squeezed states of a light pulse.
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Belinskii, A.V. Quantum uncertainty and its role in nonlinear propagation of a nonlinear soliton in a lightguide. J Russ Laser Res 12, 464–479 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01140236
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