Title

Spectral renormalization method for computing self-localized solutions to nonlinear systems

Authors

Authors

M. J. Ablowitz;Z. H. Musslimani

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Opt. Lett.

Keywords

SPATIAL SOLITONS; PHOTONIC LATTICES; SOLITARY WAVES; LIGHT; Optics

Abstract

A new numerical scheme for computing self-localized states-or solitons-of nonlinear waveguides is proposed. The idea behind the method is to transform the underlying equation governing the soliton, such as a nonlinear Schrodinger-type equation, into Fourier space and determine a nonlinear nonlocal integral equation coupled to an algebraic equation. The coupling prevents the numerical scheme from diverging. The nonlinear guided mode is then determined from a convergent fixed point iteration scheme. This spectral renormalization method can find wide applications in nonlinear optics and related fields such as Bose-Einstein condensation and fluid mechanics. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.

Journal Title

Optics Letters

Volume

30

Issue/Number

16

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

2140

Last Page

2142

WOS Identifier

WOS:000231072700030

ISSN

0146-9592

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