Multigap discrete vector solitons

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2003-09-10

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Sukhorukov, Andrey
Kivshar, Yuri

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American Physical Society

Abstract

We analyze nonlinear collective effects in periodic systems with multigap transmission spectra such as light in waveguide arrays or Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattices. We reveal that the interband interactions in nonlinear periodic structures can be efficiently managed by controlling their geometry. We predict novel types of discrete vector solitons supported by nonlinear coupling between different band gaps and study their stability.

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Keywords: Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Energy gap; Light polarization; Light transmission; Optical waveguides; Solitons; Optical lattices; Nonlinear optics

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Physical Review Letters 91.11 (2003): 113902/1-4

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Physical Review Letters

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