Abstract
We analyze various scenarios of the dynamics of a spatial soliton interacting with a sharp potential barrier (SPB) in the complex Ginzburg–Landau model with the cubic-quintic nonlinearity. In optical realizations of the model, the SPB corresponds to a local notch in the refractive-index field. Possible outcomes of the interaction include splitting of the soliton, its lateral drift, formation of tree-like multi-jet patterns, and destruction of the soliton. The results suggest applications to the design of two- and multi-route splitters of light beams.
© 2010 Optical Society of America
Full Article | PDF ArticleMore Like This
Chengping Yin, Dumitru Mihalache, and Yingji He
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 28(2) 342-346 (2011)
Yingji He, Dumitru Mihalache, and Bambi Hu
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 27(11) 2174-2179 (2010)
Yingji He, Boris A. Malomed, Dumitru Mihalache, Fangwei Ye, and Bambi Hu
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 27(6) 1266-1271 (2010)