In this paper, we derive various new optical soliton solutions for the coupled Kuralay-IIA system of equations using an innovative solution approach known as the φ6−model expansion technique. This solution methodology employs a traveling wave transformation to reduce the considered problem into an easily solvable higher-order ordinary differential equation. Unlike other existing related
methods, this solution approach adopted here allows us to extract a rich list of diverse exact soliton solutions for the considered problem. The obtained solutions incorporate the Jacobi elliptic functions which are shown to degenerate into trigonometric and hyperbolic function solutions. These solutions exhibit distinct wave structures consisting of dark, bright, rational, periodic, singular and
mixed optical solitons profiles. In exploring the impact of spatial and temporal variables on the wave patterns of the considered model, physical structures of some of the obtained solitons solutions are characterized through 3D, contour and 2D wave profiles for selected parameter values. This not only ensures the validity of the solutions as well as the constraints arising from the solution technique but also offers researchers a deeper understanding of the properties of the considered problem. The outcomes here demonstrate the applicability, versatility and efficiency of the considered solution approach for deriving diverse new soliton solutions for even more complex systems of nonlinear evolution equations.