Exact Soliton Solutions for the (2+1)-Dimensional Coupled Higher-Order Nonlinear Schr¨odinger Equations in Birefringent Optical-Fiber Communication

In birefringent optical fibers, the propagation of femtosecond soliton pulses is described by coupled higherorder nonlinear Schrdinger equations. In this paper, we will investigate the bright and dark soliton solutions of(2+1)-dimensional coupled higher-order nonlinear Schrdinger equations, with the aid of symbolic computation and the Hirota method. On the basis of soliton solutions, we test and discuss the interactions graphically between the solitons in the x-z, x-t, and z-t planes.