On different aspects of the optical rogue waves nature

Rogue waves are giant nonlinear waves that suddenly appear and disappear in oceans and optics. We discuss the facts and fictions related to their strange nature, dynamic generation, ingrained instability, and potential applications. We present rogue wave solutions to the standard cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation that models many propagation phenomena in nonlinear optics. We propose the method of mode pruning for suppressing the modulation instability of rogue waves. We demonstrate how to produce stable Talbot carpets—recurrent images of light and plasma waves—by rogue waves, for possible use in nanolithography. We point to instances when rogue waves appear as numerical artefacts, due to an inadequate numerical treatment of modulation instability and homoclinic chaos of rogue waves. Finally, we display how statistical analysis based on different numerical procedures can lead to misleading conclusions on the nature of rogue waves.

     

General high-order rogue waves to nonlinear Schrödinger–Boussinesq equation with the dynamical analysis

Nonlinear Dynamics - General high-order rogue waves of the nonlinear Schrödinger–Boussinesq equation are obtained by the KP-hierarchy reduction theory, and the N-order rogue waves are...     

Contrast of optical activity and rogue wave propagation in chiral materials

Nonlinear Dynamics - We report the contrast of optical activity and properties of nonparaxial optical rogue waves for the higher-order nonparaxial chiral nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation....     

Breathers,solitons and rogue waves of the quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation on various backgrounds

Nonlinear Dynamics - We investigate the generation of breathers, solitons, and rogue waves of the quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation (QNLSE) on uniform and elliptical backgrounds. The...     

Wave jumps in media described by a modified Schrödinger equation

The nonlinear Schrödinger equationA _t ±iA _xx+i‖A‖² A=0 describes an envelope of periodic waves with slowly varying parameters on water, in plasmas, and in nonlinear optics [1]. This equation can also be applied to steady periodic waves (the wave amplitude and wave number do not depend on time, the variablest andx are replaced by the variables of a horizontal coordinate system on the surface of the fluid [2]). In the present paper the properties of a modified Schrödinger equation involving the third and higher derivatives are studied. Solutions describing transition regions between uniform wave states are obtained numerically. If the structure of the transition region whose extent increases with time is not considered, these solutions may be interpreted as jumps.     

Modulation of an internal gravity wave packet in a stratified shear flow

Modulations of an internal gravity wave packet in a stratified shear flow are discussed in the weakly nonlinear and weakly dispersive context. It is shown that the modulations are described by a variable coefficient nonlinear Schrödinger equation when the modulations are confined to the direction of wave propagation. Transverse modulations couple the nonlinear Schrödinger equation to the mean flow equations. For long waves, it is shown that the modulation equations may be somewhat simplified. An Appendix describes the equations governing long wave resonance.     

Turbulence and shock-waves in crowd dynamics

In this paper, we analyze crowd turbulence from both classical and quantum perspective. We analyze various crowd waves and a collision using crowd macroscopic wave functions. In particular, we will show that nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation is fundamental for quantum turbulence, while its closed-form solutions include shock-waves, solitons, and rogue waves, as well as planar de Broglie’s waves. We start by modeling various crowd flows using classical fluid dynamics, based on Navier–Stokes equations. Then we model turbulent crowd flows using quantum turbulence in Bose–Einstein condensation, based on modified NLS equation.     

Solitonic interactions,Darboux transformation and double Wronskian solutions for a variable-coefficient derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equation in the inhomogeneous plasmas

By symbolic computation we study a variable-coefficient derivative nonlinear Schrödinger (vc-DNLS) equation describing nonlinear Alfvén waves in inhomogeneous plasmas. Based on the Lax pair of the vc-DNLS equation, the N-fold Darboux transformation is constructed via a gauge transformation and the reduction technique. Multi-solitonic solutions in terms of the double Wronskian for the vc-DNLS equation are obtained. Two- and three-solitonic interactions are analyzed graphically, i.e., overtaking, head-on and parallel interactions. Plasma streaming and inhomogeneous magnetic field control the amplitudes and velocities of the solitonic waves, respectively. The nonuniform density affects the amplitudes of the solitonic waves. The effects of the spectral parameters on the dynamics of the two-solitonic waves are discussed. Our results might facilitate the analytic investigation on certain inhomogeneous systems in the Earth’s magnetosphere, solar winds, planetary bow shocks, dusty cometary tails and interplanetary shocks.     

Modulation instability and rogue waves for the sixth-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation with variable coefficients on a periodic background

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this paper, rogue wave solutions of a sixth-order focusing nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation with variable coefficients are investigated on a periodic background. To...     

Rogue-wave interaction for a higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger–Maxwell–Bloch system in the optical-fiber communication

In this paper, a higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger–Maxwell–Bloch system in the optical-fiber communication is investigated. By virtue of the generalized Darboux transformation, higher-order rogue-wave solutions are derived. Wave propagation and interaction are analyzed: (1) The frequency affects the number of troughs, type and propagation direction of rogue waves for the polarization of the resonant medium and extant population inversion, while the frequency has no influence on the module for the complex envelope of the field. (2) The frequency affects the type of the higher-order rogue-wave interaction. Second- and third-order rogue-wave head-on interactions are presented, with the propagation direction of each rogue wave unvaried after the interaction.     

On the nonlinear interactions and existence of breathers in a chain of coupled pendulums

The paper considers a chain of linearly coupled pendulums. Continues first order system equations are treated via time and space multiple scale method which lead to nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Further investigations on the nonlinear Schrödinger equation detects systems responses in the form of propagated nonlinear waves as functions of their envelope and phases. This provides information about localization of nonlinear waves and their directions in space and time.     

Characterizing JONSWAP rogue waves and their statistics via inverse spectral data

Rogue waves in random sea states modeled by the JONSWAP power spectrum are high amplitude waves arising over non-uniform backgrounds that cannot be viewed as small amplitude modulations of Stokes waves. In the context of Nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) models for waves in deep water, this poses the challenge of identifying appropriate analytical solutions for JONSWAP rogue waves, investigating possible mechanisms for their formation, and examining the validity of the NLS models in these more realistic settings. In this work we investigate JONSWAP rogue waves using the inverse spectral theory of the periodic NLS equation for moderate values of the period. For typical JONSWAP initial data, numerical experiments show that the developing sea state is well approximated by the first few dominant modes of the nonlinear spectrum and can be described in terms of a 2- or 3-phase periodic NLS solution. As for the case of uniform backgrounds, proximity to instabilities of the underlying 2-phase solution appears to be the main predictor of rogue wave occurrence, suggesting that the modulational instability of 2-phase solutions of the NLS is a main mechanism for rogue wave formation and that heteroclinic orbits of unstable 2-phase solutions are plausible models of JONSWAP rogue waves. To support this claim, we correlate the maximum wave strength as well as the higher statistical moments with elements of the nonlinear spectrum. The result is a diagnostic tool widely applicable to both model or field data for predicting the likelihood of rogue waves. Finally, we examine the validity of NLS models for JONSWAP data, and show that NLS solutions with JONSWAP initial data are described by non-Gaussian statistics, in agreement with the TOPEX field studies of sea surface height variability.     

Akhmediev breather signatures from dispersive propagation of a periodically phase-modulated continuous wave

We investigate in detail the qualitative similarities between the pulse localization characteristics observed using sinusoidal phase modulation during linear propagation and those seen during the evolution of Akhmediev breathers during propagation in a system governed by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The profiles obtained at the point of maximum focusing indeed present very close temporal and spectral features. If the respective linear and nonlinear longitudinal evolutions of those profiles are similar in the vicinity of the point of maximum focusing, they may diverge significantly for longer propagation distance. Our analysis and numerical simulations are confirmed by experiments emulating an optical fibre.     

Two-dimensional bifurcations of stokes waves

Bifurcation techniques are used to obtain a new class of small amplitude water waves of permanent form. This calculation illustrates an approach which can be applied to nonlinear waves of various types to generate new steady solutions from old.Stokes waves are used as a starting point, and the critical value of steepness at which bifurcation can occur is computed for various choices of modulation wavelength and angular orientation. It is found that, for two-dimensional surfaces, bifurcation can occur at small values of wave steepness.Second-order corrections to the wave amplitude, modulation, frequency, and speed, which apply when one moves off the bifurcation point onto a new branch of solutions, are also computed. Two types of new solutions are found, one symmetric with respect to the carrier wave propagation direction, and one asymmetric.The nonlinear Schrödinger equation is used to model water waves, and thus the calculation can be applied rather directly to other systems governed by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation.     

Extreme wave solutions: Parametric studies and wavelet analysis

Wave fields for near homoclinic, single mode rogue-wave solutions of the periodic nonlinear Schrödinger equation are presented. Parameters of candidate solutions are estimated and refined through an eigenvalue solution procedure. An overview of the estimation and refining procedure used by the authors is provided. Solutions are scaled to facilitate experimental implementation. The continuous wavelet transform is used to carry out time–frequency analyses and the results obtained are demonstrative of the dispersion relation as well as the time varying side band energy transfer associated with the Benjamin–Feir instability. The analysis framework and approach used are validated with the Peregrine solution. Other extreme wave solutions are analyzed as well. The framework presented here could serve as a basis for experimental investigations into single mode rogue waves as well as other localizations in wave fields.     

Well-Posedness for Multicomponent Schrödinger–gKdV Systems and Stability of Solitary Waves with Prescribed Mass

In this paper we prove the well-posedness issues of the associated initial value problem, the existence of nontrivial solutions with prescribed \(L^2\)-norm, and the stability of associated solitary waves for two classes of coupled nonlinear dispersive equations. The first problem here describes the nonlinear interaction between two Schrödinger type short waves and a generalized Korteweg-de Vries type long wave and the second problem describes the nonlinear interaction of two generalized Korteweg-de Vries type long waves with a common Schrödinger type short wave. The results here extend many of the previously obtained results for two-component coupled Schrödinger–Korteweg-de Vries systems.     

Nonlinear analysis and solitary waves for two superposed streaming electrified fluids of uniform depths with rigid boundaries

The nonlinear modulation of the interfacial waves of two superposed dielectric fluids with uniform depths and rigid horizontal boundaries, under the influence of constant normal electric fields and uniform horizontal velocities, is investigated using the multiple-time scales method. It is found that the behavior of small perturbations superimposed on traveling wave trains can be described by a nonlinear Schrödinger equation in a frame of reference moving with the group velocity. Wave-like solutions to this equation are examined, and different types of localized excitations (envelope solitary waves) are shown to exist. It is shown that when these perturbations are neutrally stable and sufficiently long, solutions to the nonlinear Schrödinger equation may be approximated by the well-known Korteweg-de Vries equation. The speed of the solitary on the interface is seen to be reduced by the electric field. It is found that there are two critical values of the applied voltage that lead to (i) breaking up of the solitary waves, and (ii) bifurcation of solutions of the governing equations. On the other hand, the complex amplitude of standing wave trains near the marginal state is governed by a similar type of nonlinear Schrödinger equation in which the roles of time and space are interchanged. This equation, under a suitable transformation, is obtained as the Korteweg-de Vries equation with a variable coefficient. It is shown that this type of equations admit a solitary wave type of solutions with variable speed. Using the tangent hyperbolic method, it is observed that the wave speed increases as well as decreases, with the increase of electric field values, according to the chosen wavenumbers range. Finally, the nonlinear stability analysis is discussed in view of the coefficients of nonlinear Schrödinger equation to show the effects of various physical parameters, and also to recover the some limiting cases studied earlier in the literature.     

Rogue wave and combined breather with repeatedly excited behaviors in the dispersion/diffraction decreasing medium

A (3+1)-dimensional coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equation with different inhomogeneous diffractions and dispersion is investigated, and rogue wave and combined breather solutions are constructed. Different diffractions and dispersion of medium lead to the repeatedly excited behaviors of rogue wave and combined breather in the dispersion/diffraction decreasing system. These repeated behaviors including complete excitation, rear excitation, peak excitation and initial excitation are discussed.     

The use of Volterra series in the analysis of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation

A Volterra series analysis is used to analyse the dispersive behaviour in the frequency domain for the non-linear Schrödinger equation (NLS). It is shown that the solution of the initial value problem for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation admits a local multi-input Volterra series representation. Higher order spatial frequency responses of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation can therefore be defined in a similar manner as for lumped parameter non-linear systems. A systematic procedure is presented to calculate these higher order spatial frequency response functions analytically. The frequency domain behaviour of the equation, subject to Gaussian initial waves, is then investigated to reveal a variety of non-linear phenomena such as self-phase modulation (SPM), cross-phase modulation (CPM), and Raman effects modelled using the NLS.