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Multigap discrete vector solitons

Date

Authors

Sukhorukov, Andrey

Kivshar, Yuri

Publisher

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.

Keywords

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

Citation

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

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/10440/920
http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/10440/920

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Physical Review Letters

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.113902
10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.113902

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