Stability analysis for solitons in PT-symmetric optical lattices

Details Stability analysis for solitons in PT-symmetric optical lattices Stability analysis for solitons in PT-symmetric optical lattices

2012-01-12

arxiv.org/abs/1201.2696v1

Physics

Optics

11 pages, 10 figures, 1 table

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Stability of solitons in parity-time (PT)-symmetric periodic potentials (optical lattices) is analyzed in both one- and two-dimensional systems. First we show analytically that when the strength of the gain-loss component in the PT lattice rises above a certain threshold (phase-transition point), an infinite number of linear Bloch bands turn complex simultaneously. Second, we show that while stable families of solitons can exist in PT lattices, increasing the gain-loss component has an overall destabilizing effect on soliton propagation. Specifically, when the gain-loss component increases, the parameter range of stable solitons shrinks as new regions of instability appear. Thirdly, we investigate the nonlinear evolution of unstable PT solitons under perturbations, and show that the energy of perturbed solitons can grow unbounded even though the PT lattice is below the phase transition point.

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