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To identify and characterize mixed-type solitary wave solutions of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations governing pulse propagation in birefringent optical fibers.

August 1, 1988Physical Review A

Bound solitary waves in a birefringent optical fiber

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MTM. V. TratnikMPB Technologies & Communications (Canada)JSJ. E. SipeUniversity of Toronto

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Theoretical modeling reveals bound solitary wave states in birefringent optical fibers, indicating a minimum energy threshold required for stable pulse formation.

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To identify and characterize mixed-type solitary wave solutions of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations governing pulse propagation in birefringent optical fibers.
Analyzed coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations describing optical pulse propagation in birefringent media.
Derived analytical mixed-type solutions representing coupled solitary waves with orthogonal linear polarizations.
Identified polarization-modulated pulse solutions that propagate indefinitely without changing shape, apart from absolute phase evolution.
Demonstrated that these pulses constitute bound states of two solitary waves possessing orthogonal linear polarizations.
Established the existence of a definitive minimum-energy threshold required to form these stable bound states.

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Tratnik et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a925627fd48e269e6b89124 https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.38.2011

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Theoretical modeling reveals bound solitary wave states in birefringent optical fibers, indicating a minimum energy threshold required for stable pulse formation.

Bound solitary waves in a birefringent optical fiber

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