D'Aguanno, GiuseppeMenyuk, Curtis2020-05-122020-05-122016-04-12D'Aguanno, Giuseppe; Menyuk, Curtis R.; Nonlinear mode coupling in whispering-gallery-mode resonators; Physical Review A 93, 043820 (2016); https://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.93.043820https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.93.043820http://hdl.handle.net/11603/18558We present a first-principles derivation of the coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equations that govern the interaction between two families of modes with different transverse profiles in a generic whispering-gallery-mode resonator. We find regions of modulational instability and the existence of trains of bright solitons in both the normal and the anomalous dispersion regime.9 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.©2016 American Physical SocietyText