How does an inclined holding beam affect discrete modulational instability and solitons in nonlinear cavities?
Author(s) -
O. A. Egorov,
F. Lederer,
Yuri S. Kivshar
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.004149
Subject(s) - modulational instability , physics , dissipative system , nonlinear system , soliton , instability , beam (structure) , optics , crossover , collision , field (mathematics) , light beam , classical mechanics , mechanics , quantum mechanics , mathematics , computer security , artificial intelligence , computer science , pure mathematics
We study light propagation in arrays of weakly coupled nonlinear cavities driven by an inclined holding beam.We show analytically that both discreteness and inclination of the driving field can dramatically change the conditions for modulational instability in discrete nonlinear systems. We find numerically the families of resting and moving dissipative solitons for an arbitrary inclination angle of the driving field, both in the discrete and a quasi-continuous limits. We analyze a crossover between resting and moving cavity solitons, and also observe novel features in the soliton collision.
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