Vector-soliton collision dynamics in nonlinear optical fibers

Roy H. Goodman, Richard Haberman

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Abstract

We consider the interactions of two identical, orthogonally polarized vector solitons in a nonlinear optical fiber with two polarization directions, described by a coupled pair of nonlinear Schrödinger equations. We study a low-dimensional model system of Hamiltonian ordinary differential equations (ODEs) derived by Ueda and Kath and also studied by Tan and Yang. We derive a further simplified model which has similar dynamics but is more amenable to analysis. Sufficiently fast solitons move by each other without much interaction, but below a critical velocity the solitons may be captured. In certain bands of initial velocities the solitons are initially captured, but separate after passing each other twice, a phenomenon known as the two-bounce or two-pass resonance. We derive an analytic formula for the critical velocity. Using matched asymptotic expansions for separatrix crossing, we determine the location of these "resonance windows.". Numerical simulations of the ODE models show they compare quite well with the asymptotic theory.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number056605
JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume71
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2005

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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