Title :
Influence of nonparaxiality on soliton stability
Author :
Buryak, A.V. ; Kolossovski, K.Y. ; Sammut, R.A. ; Boardman, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Math. & Stat., Australian Defence Force Acad., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate that nonparaxiality can strongly modify the stability of solitary waves propagating in nonlinear media. We derive the modified stability threshold for the generalized Nonlinear Schrodinger equation. Predictions of our analytical results are in full agreement with the numerical simulations.
Keywords :
Schrodinger equation; differential equations; light propagation; nonlinear media; numerical analysis; optical solitons; stability; analytical results; generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation; modified stability threshold; nonlinear media; nonparaxiality; numerical simulations; solitary wave propagation; solitary waves; soliton stability; stability; Acoustic beams; Australia; Laser beams; Mathematics; Nonlinear equations; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Physics; Stability; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals, and Applications, 2000. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
Kaua´i-Lihue, HI, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-646-X
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.2000.883672
