Bright Solitons in a PT-Symmetric Chain of Dimers

Kirikchi, Omar B.; Bachtiar, Alhaji A. and Susanto, Hadi. 2016. Bright Solitons in a PT-Symmetric Chain of Dimers. Hindawi, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2016(951423), ISSN 1024-123X [Article]

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Abstract or Description

We study the existence and stability of fundamental bright discrete solitons in a parity-time- (PT-) symmetric coupler composed by a chain of dimers that is modelled by linearly coupled discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations with gain and loss terms. We use a perturbation theory for small coupling between the lattices to perform the analysis, which is then confirmed by numerical calculations. Such analysis is based on the concept of the so-called anticontinuum limit approach. We consider the fundamental onsite and intersite bright solitons. Each solution has symmetric and antisymmetric configurations between the arms. The stability of the solutions is then determined by solving the corresponding eigenvalue problem. We obtain that both symmetric and antisymmetric onsite mode can be stable for small coupling, in contrast to the reported continuum limit where the antisymmetric solutions are always unstable. The instability is either due to the internal modes crossing the origin or the appearance of a quartet of complex eigenvalues. In general, the gain-loss term can be considered parasitic as it reduces the stability region of the onsite solitons. Additionally, we analyse the dynamic behaviour of the onsite and intersite solitons when unstable, where typically it is either in the form of travelling solitons or soliton blow-ups.

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Article

Departments, Centres and Research Units:

Library > Goldsmiths Research Online

Dates:

DateEvent
17 October 2016Accepted
4 December 2016Published

Item ID:

29887

Date Deposited:

26 Mar 2021 10:43

Last Modified:

11 Jun 2021 18:16

Peer Reviewed:

Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.

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https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/29887

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