Engineering competing nonlinearities

Weak modulation of a quasi-phase-matching (QPM) grating opens possibilities for engineering both the average quadratic nonlinearity and the incoherent average cubic nonlinearity induced by QPM. The relative strength of the average quadratic and effective (intrinsic plus induced) cubic nonlinearity is studied for LiNbO(3) . We show how the induced average cubic nonlinearity can be engineered to dominate the intrinsic material cubic nonlinearity and how doing so will allow the intensity at which the quadratic and cubic nonlinearities balance and thus compete to be decreased to a few gigawatts per square centimeter.     

Solitons in PT-symmetric potential with competing nonlinearity

We investigate the effect of competing nonlinearities on beam dynamics in PT-symmetric potentials. In particular, we consider the stationary nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) in one dimension with competing cubic and generalized nonlinearity in the presence of a PT-symmetric potential. Closed form solutions for localized states are obtained. These solitons are shown to be stable over a wide range of potential parameters. The transverse power flow associated with these complex solitons is also examined.     

Solitons in a molecular chain with impurities

The propagation of Davydov's soliton in the molecular chain with an impurity has been investigated. The numerical analysis demonstrates that the presence of the impurity leads to the decreasing of the soliton velocity, as well as to the localization (pinning) of the excitation in a region of space close to the impurity or even to the reflection or destruction of the soliton. The analytical results which demonstrate that the influence of the impurity is equivalent to the existence of some localized external inhomogeneous field or friction force have been obtained also.     

Nonlinear excitations in a diatomic chain

We have set up field equations for a diatomic chain of atoms, including nonlinear single site potentials. Some particular solitary wave solutions are found for the case of equal displacement fields. These solutions propagate with a fixed characteristic velocity. Some preliminary molecular dynamics results are also reported.     

在位势对于一维双原子链晶格振动长声学波的影响

根据声学模的定义,明确了具有在位势的一维双原子链的晶格振动不存在声学模,讨论了具有在位势的一维双原子链晶格振动的低频支长波模振动图像,得到原胞中两种原子运动的振幅不再一致,低频支长波模不再是原胞质心的运动,且两种原子运动的振幅比随在位势的增大而单调增大.     

Three impurity cluster in a diatomic linear chain

The modes of vibration of a three impurity cluster in a diatomic linear chain is studied. The configuration of the three impurity atoms is such that two of these go into next nearest neighbour sites in one of the sub-lattices whereas the third occupies the central in between site in the other sub-lattice. New local, gap and inband modes are seen to exist, besides the ones corresponding to the impurity pairs. A new feature which appears is that the frequencies of some of the pair modes remain totally unaffected in the presence of the third impurity atom.     

Solitons on a discrete ferromagnetic spin chain

Discrete ferromagnetic spin chains with planar single-ion and exchange anisotropy and with an externaldc fieldB applied in the easy plane are considered in the classical limit. We find two different static in-plane kink structures, which are symmetric with respect to a given spin or to a given bond of the chain, respectively. The first structure is unstable against in-plane fluctuations for all applied fields. The second one, on the other hand, exists (independent of the anisotropy parameters) only up to a critical fieldB _e and is stable against in-plane fluctuations in its whole domain of existence. Depending on the anisotropy parameters, this latter configuration may, however, become unstable against out-of-plane fluctuations at a critical valueB _c <B _e of the external field. Both types of kink structures can also move along the chain, by developing an out-of-plane spin component. With increasing velocity, the kink motion leads to a rapid reduction of the critical field marking the existence limit of these spin structures. The discreteness is found to have substantial influence on the spectrum of the solitons.Work supported by the Bundesministerium für Forschung und TechnologieWork supported by Schweizerischer Nationalfonds     

Ground-state energy of a quantum chain with competing interactions

We show rigorously that the ground state of a quantum chain with competing ferromagnetic nearest and antiferromagnetic next nearest interactions undergoes a transition from ferromagnetic to helical type, in the isotropic case, for a certain value of the relevant ratio of coupling constants. Boundaries of the phase diagram are also determined in the anisotropic case. The stability of a special quantum state (corresponding to a classical modulated phase of =/3) is analyzed by an extension of Holstein-Primakoff arguments, along a line of constant ratio of couplings, showing in particular a sequence of (instability) gaps. Finally, a natural adaptation of a variational wave function due to Huse and Elser is used to study several portions of the phase diagram, with very good agreement with previous theoretical results.     

Local modes in the diatomic chain

The equation for the determination of local modes is developed by the method of Green's functions. The problem is solved by the transformation of the displacements and the introduction of frequency-dependent mass. In this way even a case of a general defect in the diatomic chain with nearest neighbours' interaction is converted into a monoatomic chain analysis for which the method of Green's functions has been developed. The basic relations of this method are given.     

Solitons and intrinsic localized modes in a one-dimensional antiferromagnetic chain

By use of the Hartree approximation and the method of multiple scales, we investigate quantum solitons and intrinsic localized modes in a one-dimensional antiferromagnetic chain. It is shown that there exist solitons of two different quantum frequency bands: i.e., magnetic optical solitons and acoustic solitons. At the boundary of the Brillouin zone, these solitons become quantum intrinsic localized modes: their quantum eigenfrequencies are below the bottom of the harmonic optical frequency band and above the top of the harmonic acoustic frequency band.     

Solutions to the equations describing materials with competing quadratic and cubic nonlinearities

The Lie group theoretical method is used to study the equations describing materials with competing quadratic and cubic nonlinearities. The equations share some of the nice properties of soliton equations. From the elliptic functions expansion method, we obtain large families of analytical solutions, in special cases, we have the periodic, kink and solitary solutions of the equations. Furthermore, we investigate the stability of these solutions under the perturbation of amplitude noises by numerical simulation.     

一维反铁磁链中双亚格点模型的孤子解(英文)

求出了一维反铁磁链中双亚格点模型的孤子解,并求出了孤子宽度、峰值、静止能量和有效质量.在al=bl 和al=-bl 两种情况下求方程的精确解.     

Robust propagation of two-color soliton clusters supported by competing nonlinearities

We reveal numerically the remarkably robust propagation of quasistationary two-color soliton clusters in media with competing quadratic and cubic nonlinearities. We predict that such clusters carrying nonzero angular momentum can propagate over any practically feasible crystal length before they decay, even in the presence of input random perturbations.     

一维Klein-Gordon双原子链中的能隙呼吸子

采用旋转波近似，讨论一维Klein-Gordon双原子链中的能隙呼吸子. 在驻波边界条件下数值求解一维Klein-Gordon双原子链晶格振动的运动方程组，得到不同耦合系数、不同非线性系数以及不同原子质量比情况下的以重原子为中心的对称模能隙呼吸子. 随着耦合系数的增大，原子之间的耦合作用增强，呼吸子的空间扩展范围增大；非线性作用越大，能隙呼吸子局域化越强；随着原子质量差的增大，呼吸子在空间越来越局域. 关键词： 能隙呼吸子 一维Klein-Gordon双原子链 耦合系数 非线性     

单离子各向异性影响下的一维铁磁链中的孤子

利用行波解法，研究了考虑交换各向异性和单离子各向异性的一维铁磁链，得出椭圆函数波解和孤子解,并讨论了单离子各向异性对椭圆函数波和孤子的影响.研究表明：单离子各向异性对一维铁磁链中椭圆函数波和孤子的激发及其稳定性有显著影响.单离子各向异性不利于易轴铁磁链中椭圆函数波和孤子解的激发，但有利于它们的稳定；而在易平面铁磁链中，单离子各向异性使椭圆函数波和孤子激发变得容易，但不利于它们的稳定.此外，还讨论了单离子各向异性对一维各向同性铁磁链中的孤子激发具有的影响. 关键词： 各向异性 单离子各向异性 孤子 铁磁链