Partially coherent solitons of variable shape in a slow Kerr-like medium: exact solutions. Academic Article

abstract

• We carry out a theoretical investigation of the properties of partially coherent solitons for media which have a slow Kerr-like nonlinearity. We find exact solutions of the Nth-order Manakov equations in a general form. These describe partially coherent solitons (PCSs) and their collisions. In fact, the exact solutions allow us to analyze important properties of PCSs such as stationary profiles of the spatial beams and effects resulting from their collisions. In particular, we find, analytically, the number of parameters that control the soliton shape. We present profiles which are symmetric as well as those which are asymmetric. We also find that collisions allow the profiles to remain stationary but cause their shapes to change.

authors

• Krolikowski, Wieslaw

published proceedings

• Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics

author list (cited authors)

• Ankiewicz, A., Krlikowski, W., & Akhmediev, N. N.

citation count

• 68

complete list of authors

• Ankiewicz, A||Królikowski, W||Akhmediev, NN

publication date

• May 1999

publisher

• American Physical Society (APS)  Publisher

published in

• Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics  Journal

keywords

• 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle And Plasma Physics

PubMed Central ID

• 11969593

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1103/physreve.59.6079

start page

• 6079

end page

• 6087

volume

• 59

issue

• 5 Pt B

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreve.59.6079