Numerical Modeling of Solitons in a Low Birefringent Optical Fiber

A numerical investigation, based on the split-step Fourier transform algorithm of all optical switching of solitons in a low birefringent optical fiber is presented. The numerical algorithm is described in detail. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Coupled nonlinear Schrödinger systems with potentials

Coupled nonlinear Schrödinger systems describe some physical phenomena such as the propagation in birefringent optical fibers, Kerr-like photorefractive media in optics and Bose-Einstein condensates. In this paper, we study the existence of concentrating solutions of a singularly perturbed coupled nonlinear Schrödinger system, in presence of potentials. We show how the location of the concentration points depends strictly on the potentials.     

Modeling the optical nonlinear effects on DFB-RF laser based on the transfer matrix method

In this paper, the operation of π-phase shifted distributed feedback Raman fiber (DFB-RF) laser above threshold condition is analyzed theoretically. The nonlinear optical phenomena such as self phase modulation (SPM) and cross phase modulation (XPM) have significant effect on the performance of DFB-RF laser. The numerical results show that the nonlinear effects cause to the saturation of output power and the value of saturated power is dependent on the fiber length. It is found that, the operation wavelength of stokes modes of DFB-RF laser varies in above threshold condition as a result of nonlinear optical properties of the fiber. Simulation is performed by using transfer matrix method to solve three coupled nonlinear wave equations which describe the propagation of pump, forward and backward Stokes waves. The nonlinear SPM and XPM effects are considered in the presented theoretical model.     

Coherent Structures in Weakly Birefringent Nonlinear Optical Fibers

This article studies two coupled nonlinear Schrodinger equations that govern the pulse propagation in weakly birefringent nonlinear optical fibers. The coherent structures for these equations, such as vector solitons and localized oscillating solutions, are studied analytically and numerically. Three types of localized oscillating structures are identified and their functional forms determined by perturbation methods. In some of these structures, infinite oscillating tails are present. The implications of these tails are also discussed.     

Nonfocusing Instabilities in Coupled, Integrable Nonlinear Schrödinger pdes

nonfocusing instabilities that exist independently of the well-known modulational instability of the focusing NLS equation. The focusing versus defocusing behavior of scalar NLS fields is a well-known model for the corresponding behavior of pulse transmission in optical fibers in the anomalous (focusing) versus normal (defocusing) dispersion regime [19], [20]. For fibers with birefringence (induced by an asymmetry in the cross section), the scalar NLS fields for two orthogonal polarization modes couple nonlinearly [26]. Experiments by Rothenberg [32], [33] have demonstrated a new type of modulational instability in a birefringent normal dispersion fiber, and he proposes this cross-phase coupling instability as a mechanism for the generation of ultrafast, terahertz optical oscillations. In this paper the nonfocusing plane wave instability in an integrable coupled nonlinear Schr?dinger (CNLS) partial differential equation system is contrasted with the focusing instability from two perspectives: traditional linearized stability analysis and integrable methods based on periodic inverse spectral theory. The latter approach is a crucial first step toward a nonlinear , nonlocal understanding of this new optical instability analogous to that developed for the focusing modulational instability of the sine-Gordon equations by Ercolani, Forest, and McLaughlin [13], [14], [15], [17] and the scalar NLS equation by Tracy, Chen, and Lee [36], [37], Forest and Lee [18], and McLaughlin, Li, and Overman [23], [24]. Received February 9, 1999; accepted June 28, 1999     

Triple Wronskian solutions of the coupled derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equations in optical fibers

A type of the coupled derivative nonlinear Schrödinger (CDNLS) equations are studied by means of symbolic computation, which can describe the wave propagation in birefringent optical fibers. Soliton solutions in the triple Wronskian form of the CDNLS equations are obtained. Elastic and inelastic collisions are both presented under some parametric conditions. In addition, generalized triple Wronskian solutions of a set of the coupled general derivative nonlinear Schrödinger (CGDNLS) equations are derived. Triple Wronskian identities are given to prove such solutions, which may also be used for other coupled nonlinear equations. Rational solutions of the CGDNLS equations are also obtained.     

Observation of two soliton propagation in an erbium doped inhomogeneous lossy fiber with phase modulation

We consider optical pulse propagation in an Erbium doped inhomogeneous lossy optical fiber with time dependent phase modulation, which is governed by a system of Generalized Inhomogeneous Nonlinear Schrödinger Maxwell–Bloch (GINLS–MB) equation. Multi-soliton propagation is studied analytically by means of deriving associated Lax pair and the soliton solutions are obtained using Darboux transformation. By suitably adjusting the group velocity dispersion and nonlinearity parameter, we discuss various soliton dynamics such as periodic distributed amplification, pulse compression etc. In each case, we demonstrate the influence of inhomogeneous parameter. Finally we investigate the pulse compression through nonlinear tunneling.     

Periodic Optical Pulses in Nonlinear Optical Fibers

We discuss the problem of transmitting polarized pulses along optical fibers with variable dispersion. The dissipation and mean dispersion are assumed to be zero, which allows using the model of the vector nonlinear Schrödinger equation. We consider an optical fiber consisting of arms of equal length, which is assumed to be large. We propose an asymptotic recursive procedure for calculating the amplitude and the phase of an optical pulse propagating along the optical cable with variable dispersion.     

Evolution of Optical Pulses in Fiber Lines with Lumped Nonlinear Devices as a Mapping Problem

We analyze the steady-state propagation of optical pulses in fiber transmission systems with lumped nonlinear optical devices (NODs) placed periodically in the line. For the first time to our knowledge, a theoretical model is developed to describe the transmission regime with a quasilinear pulse evolution along the transmission line and the point action of NODs. We formulate the mapping problem for pulse propagation in a unit cell of the line and show that in the particular application to nonlinear optical loop mirrors, the steady-state pulse characteristics predicted by the theory accurately reproduce the results of direct numerical simulations. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 144, No. 2, pp. 277–289, August, 2005.     

Waves of polarized light in nonlinear birefringent fibre

A propagation of a short optical pulse in nonlinear birefringent fibre is described by a system of two coupled Schrödinger equations. By means of variational Anderson method this system reduces to the system of ordinary differential equations for spatial evolution of pulse parameters. In two ultimate cases the analytical solutions of the equations are managed to be found. It is shown that at some critical power of the input pulse W_c the regime of propagation changes. For the power exceeding W_c the radiation concentrates in one channel. The numerical investigation of the intermediate cases was done when by the variation of the input pulse power one can achieve the comparable effectiveness of the competing processes of dispersion broadening and nonlinear pulse compression. The numerical simulations show that in the range of critical values of the nonlinear coupling coefficient the transition takes place to the chaotic phase and amplitude behavior of the coupled waves of different polarizations. The research is important to understand the processes of ultra short digital pulses propagation in optical fibre links.     

Soliton solutions and a Bäcklund transformation for a generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation with variable coefficients from optical fiber communications

Under investigation in this paper is a generalized nonlinear Schrödinger model with variable dispersion, nonlinearity and gain/loss, which could describe the propagation of optical pulse in inhomogeneous fiber systems. By employing the Hirota method, one- and two-soliton solutions are obtained with the aid of symbolic computation. Furthermore, a general formula which denotes multi-soliton solutions is given. Some main properties of the solutions are discussed simultaneously. As one important property of nonlinear evolution equation, the Bäcklund transformation in bilinear form is also constructed, which is helpful on future research and as far as we know is firstly proposed in this paper.     

Complexity and stability of soliton management in periodically modulated and random systems

A brief introduction is given to the concept of the soliton management, i.e., stable motion of localized pulses in media with strong periodic (or, sometimes, random) inhomogeneity, or conditions for the survival of solitons in models with strong time‐periodic modulation of linear or nonlinear coefficients. It is demonstrated that a class of systems can be identified, in which solitons remain robust inherently coherent objects in seemingly “hostile” environments. Most physical models belonging to this class originate in nonlinear optics and Bose‐Einstein condensation, although other examples are known too (in particular, in hydrodynamics). In this paper, the complexity of the soliton‐management systems, and the robustness of solitons in them are illustrated using a recently explored fiber‐optic setting combining a periodic concatenation of nonlinear and dispersive segments (the split‐step model) for bimodal optical signals (i.e., ones with two polarizations of light), which includes the polarization mode dispersion, i.e., random linear mixing of the two polarization components at junctions between the fiber segment. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Complexity, 2008     

Symbolic computation on the Darboux transformation for a generalized variable-coefficient higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation from fiber optics

Considering the propagation of ultrashort pulse in the realistic fiber optics, a generalized variable-coefficient higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation is investigated in this paper. Under certain constraints, a new 3×3 Lax pair for this equation is obtained through the Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur procedure. Furthermore, with symbolic computation, the Darboux transformation and nth-iterated potential transformation formula for such a model are explicitly derived. The corresponding features of ultrashort pulse in inhomogeneous optical fibers are graphically discussed by the one- and two-soliton-like solutions.     

(Sub-)Differentiability of Probability Functions with Elliptical Distributions

In this paper we investigate probability functions acting on nonlinear systems wherein the random vector can follow an elliptically symmetric distribution. We provide first and second order differentiability results as well as readily implementable formulæ. We also demonstrate that these formulæ can be readily employed within standard non-linear programming software through a set of illustrative numerical experiments.     

Vector Solitons and Their Internal Oscilliations in Birefringent Nonlinear Optical Fibers

In this article, the vector solitons in birefringent nonlinear optical fibers are studied first. Special attention is given to the single-hump vector solitons due to evidences that only they are stable. Questions such as the existence, uniqueness, and total number of these solitons are addressed. It is found that the total number of them is continuously infinite and their polarizations can be arbitrary. Next, the internal oscillations of these vector solitons are investigated by the linearization method. Discrete eigenmodes of the linearized equations are identified. Such modes cause to the vector solitons a kind of permanent internal oscillations, which visually appear to be a combination of translational and width oscillations in the A and B pulses. The numerically observed radiation shelf at the tails of interacting pulses is also explained. Finally, the asymptotic states of the perturbed vector solitons are studied within both the linear and nonlinear theory. It is found that the state of internal oscillations of a vector soliton is always unstable. It invariably emits energy radiation and eventually evolves into a single-hump vector soliton state.     

Riemann-Hilbert approach for multisoliton solutions of generalized coupled fourth-order nonlinear Schrödinger equations

The main purpose of this work is to develop Riemann-Hilbert approach to obtain the soliton solutions for generalized coupled fourth-order nonlinear Schrödinger equations, which describe the simultaneous propagation of optical pulses in an inhomogeneous optical fiber. Starting from the spectral analysis of the Lax pair, a Riemann-Hilbert problem is set up. After solving the obtained Riemann-Hilbert problem with reflectionless case, we systematically derive multisoliton solutions for the generalized coupled fourth-order nonlinear Schrödinger equations. In addition, the localized structures and dynamic behaviors of one- and two-soliton solutions are shown by some graphic analysis.     

单模光纤中光孤立子传播的长距离行为(英文)

研究描述单模光纤中光孤立子传播的具光纤损耗项的三阶非线性Ｓｃｈｒｏｄｉｎｇｅｒ方程,首先证明了整体解的存在唯一性结果,然后证明其长距离行为由紧的整体吸引子刻画,并给出了吸引子的Ｈａｕｓｄｏｒｆｆ维数和分形维数的上界估计,最后研究了吸引子的正则性．     

一类Fermi气体光晶格非线性机制的轨线研究

研究了一类Fermi气体光晶格轨线的非线性扰动模型.首先求得了Fermi气体光晶格在无扰动情形下模型轨线的精确解.然后引入一组广义泛函分析同伦映射,构造一组迭代系统,得到了Fermi气体光晶格非线性扰动模型轨线的任意次渐近解.最后讨论了一个微扰系统.该文在方法上可较方便地得到轨线的渐近表示式.     

Correspondence between the NLS equation for optical fibers and a class of integrable NLS equations

The propagation of the optical field complex envelope in a single‐mode fiber is governed by a one‐dimensional cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a loss term. We present a result about L²‐closeness of the solutions of the aforementioned equation and of a one‐dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation that is Painlevé integrable. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A theoretical analysis of formation flight as a nonlinear self-organizing phenomenon

This study analyses the existence, stability and self-organizationof formation flight utilized by migrant birds. Air is approximatedas an incompressible inviscid flow, while birds are modelledas elliptically loaded lifting-lines. Application of conventionalwing theory leads to newly derived, basic equations that describethe problem as a dynamical system of multiple wings interactingwith each other through induced flow field. Formation flightis defined as the steady-state solution of the basic equations,in particular the solution that all the birds fly at the samespeed. In the case of a prescribed thrust, constant transverseinterval between adjacent birds, and a flock of physically identicalbirds, analytical study of the basic equations reveals the factsthat (1) formation flight is self-organized and (2) this formationflight is stable. The new implication is that a configurationof formation emerges as a result of nonlinear dynamical interactionbetween many birds and that this nonlinear dynamical systemdoes not exhibit chaotic behaviour. Numerical calculation hasalso been done for cormorant-type birds with the same transverseinterval between flock members. The proposed numerical schemequickly converges to very accurate results owing to the recentlyderived, closed-form expression of induced velocity distributionaround an elliptically loaded lifting-line. Transverse intervalsbetween birds are found to be a more important factor than thenumber of birds. Configurations of formations are found to beinverted U rather than inverted V. In these formations everybird enjoys the same amount of drag reduction.