Ultrafast Deflection of Spatial Solitons in AlGaAs Slab Waveguides
  We demonstrate ultrafast all-optical deflection of spatial solitons in an AlGaAs slab waveguide using 190 fs, 1550 nm pulses which are used to generate and deflect the spatial soliton. The steering beam is focused onto the top of the waveguide near the soliton pathway and the soliton is steered due to refractive index changes induced by optical Kerr, or free carrier (Drude) effects. Angular deflections up to 8 mR are observed. 
J. H\"ubner, J. S. Aitchison and H. M. van Driel