Variational methods in nonlinear fiber optics and related fields

BA Malomed - Progress in optics, 2002 - Elsevier
The mathematical basis of nonlinear optics is Maxwell's system of equations governing
propagation of electromagnetic waves in a material medium, combined with relations …

Observation of vortex-ring “discrete” solitons in 2D photonic lattices

JW Fleischer, G Bartal, O Cohen, O Manela, M Segev… - Physical review …, 2004 - APS
Observation of Vortex-Ring ‘‘Discrete’’ Solitons in 2D Photonic Lattices Page 1 Observation of
Vortex-Ring ‘‘Discrete’’ Solitons in 2D Photonic Lattices Jason W. Fleischer,1,2 Guy Bartal,1 Oren …

Soliton resonances, soliton molecules to breathers, semi-elastic collisions and soliton bifurcation for a multi-component Maccari system in optical fiber

BQ Li, AM Wazwaz, YL Ma - Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2024 - Springer
Soliton dynamics often exhibit a rich diversity and complexity, emerging from myriad
combinations of nonlinearities and dispersions within nonlinear dynamical systems. This …

Stable (2+ 1)-dimensional solitons in a layered medium with sign-alternating Kerr nonlinearity

I Towers, BA Malomed - Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 2002 - opg.optica.org
Transverse beam propagation is considered in a layered structure in which Kerr nonlinearity
alternates between self-focusing and self-defocusing, which makes it possible to prevent …

Chaotic solitons in the quadratic-cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation under nonlinearity management

J Fujioka, E Cortés, R Pérez-Pascual… - … Journal of Nonlinear …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We analyze the response of rational and regular (hyperbolic-secant) soliton solutions of an
extended nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) which includes an additional self …

Two-dimensional clusters of solitary structures in driven optical cavities

AG Vladimirov, JM McSloy, DV Skryabin, WJ Firth - Physical Review E, 2002 - APS
Using analytical and numerical approaches we study clusters of the two-dimensional
localized structures of light excited in the externally driven optical cavities. Stability and …

Vibration modes of a gap soliton in a nonlinear optical medium

BA Malomed, RS Tasgal - Physical Review E, 1994 - APS
We analyze the dynamics of small internal vibrations in a two-component gap soliton. The
general model considered describes at least three different nonlinear optical systems: a pair …

Induced coherence and stable soliton spiraling

AV Buryak, YS Kivshar, M Shih, M Segev - Physical review letters, 1999 - APS
We develop a theory of soliton spiraling in a bulk nonlinear medium and reveal a new
physical mechanism: Periodic power exchange via induced coherence, which can lead to …

Conditions for stationary pulse propagation in the strong dispersion management regime

TI Lakoba, J Yang, DJ Kaup, BA Malomed - Optics communications, 1998 - Elsevier
Using the variational method, we obtain analytical conditions for stationary propagation of a
Gaussian pulse in a fibre with strong dispersion management. We consider both the lossless …

Dynamics of solitary waves in the Zakharov model equations

B Malomed, D Anderson, M Lisak, ML Quiroga-Teixeiro… - Physical Review E, 1997 - APS
We analyze internal vibrations of a solitary wave in the generalized Zakharov system
(including a direct nonlinear self-interaction of the high-frequency field) by means of a …