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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 19, Iss. 5 — Feb. 28, 2011
  • pp: 4030–4035

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Defect solitons in parity-time periodic potentials

Hang Wang and Jiandong Wang  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 5, pp. 4030-4035 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.004030


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Abstract

In this article, properties of solitons in a parity-time periodical lattices with a single-sited defect are investigated. Both of the negative and positive defects are considered. Linear stability analyses show that, when the defect is positive, in the semi-infinite gap, the solitons are always stable, while in the first gap, the solitons are unstable in most of their existence region except for those near the edge of the second band; when the defect is negative, in the semi-infinite gap, other than those near the edge of the first band, most solitons are stable, but in the first gap, all solitons are unstable. Such stability analyses are corroborated by numerical simulations.

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OCIS Codes
(190.0190) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics
(190.5530) Nonlinear optics : Pulse propagation and temporal solitons

ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics

History
Original Manuscript: January 5, 2011
Revised Manuscript: February 5, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: February 7, 2011
Published: February 15, 2011

Citation
Hang Wang and Jiandong Wang, "Defect solitons in parity-time periodic potentials," Opt. Express 19, 4030-4035 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-5-4030


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