Suppression of soliton collapses, modulational instability and rogue-wave excitation in two-Lévy-index fractional Kerr media

Ming Zhong, Yong Chen, Zhenya Yan*, Boris A. Malomed

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Abstract

We introduce a generalized fractional nonlinear Schrödinger (FNLS) equation for the propagation of optical pulses in laser systems with two fractional-dispersion/diffraction terms, quantified by their Lévy indices, α1 α2 ∈ (1, 2], and self-focusing or defocusing Kerr nonlinearity. Some fundamental solitons are obtained by means of the variational approximation, which are verified by comparison with numerical results. We find that the soliton collapse, exhibited by the one-dimensional cubic FNLS equation with only one Lévy index (LI) α = 1, can be suppressed in the two-LI FNLS system. Stability of the solitons is also explored against collisions with Gaussian pulses and adiabatic variation of the system parameters. Modulation instability (MI) of continuous waves is investigated in the two-LI system too.

Original languageEnglish
Article number20230765
JournalProceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Volume480
Issue number2282
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 Jan 2024

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Natural Science Foundation of China12001246, 11925108
Israel Science Foundation1695/22

    Keywords

    • modulational instability
    • numerical methods
    • rogue-wave excitation
    • soliton interactions
    • suppression of soliton collapses
    • two-Levy-index fractional nonlinear Schrodinger equation

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