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The dispersion-managed soliton as a ground state of a macroscopic nonlinear quantum oscillator

  • T. Schäfer*
  • , V Mezentsev
  • , K.H. Spatschek
  • , SK Turitsyn
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf

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Abstract

High-frequency nonlinear solitary wave propagation in media with strongly varying dispersion is considered. A dynamical model is proposed which allows us to determine the propagation characteristics of a strongly dispersion-managed soliton without applying any averaging procedure. This approach is compared with previously developed models, focusing on the dependence of the energy on the quasi-momentum. An analogy with a macroscopic nonlinear quantum oscillator model is briefly discussed. The analytical results are confirmed by numerical simulations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)273-282
Number of pages10
JournalProceedings of the Royal Society of London A
Volume457
Issue number2006
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 8 Feb 2001

Keywords

  • dispersion management
  • optical waveguides
  • fibre transmission lines
  • cubic nonlinear Schrodinger equation

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