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Multimode soliton dynamics in perturbed ladder lattices.

O O Vakhnenko1, M J Velgakis

  • 1Engineering Science Department, University of Patras, Patras 26110, Greece.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|April 17, 2001
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Summary

Soliton wave packet transmission in perturbed ladder lattices shows independent longitudinal and lateral modes in uniform fields. Impurities cause complex dynamics, but solitons can slalom through zigzag defects or be filtered by transverse bond modifications.

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Wave Propagation

Background:

  • Solitons are robust wave packets that maintain their shape during propagation.
  • Ladder lattices are discrete systems exhibiting unique wave phenomena.
  • Perturbations in lattices can significantly alter soliton dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the interaction between longitudinal and lateral soliton modes in perturbed ladder lattices.
  • To understand how lattice imperfections influence soliton transmission and dynamics.
  • To explore potential applications of these phenomena in soliton filtering.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of soliton wave packet transmission in perturbed ladder lattices.
  • Investigation of uniform longitudinal fields, on-site impurities, and modified transverse bonds.

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  • Examination of the Bloch-Zener mechanism and soliton mode-mode mixing.

    • Main Results:

    • In uniform fields, longitudinal and lateral soliton modes are independent, with dynamics confined by the Bloch-Zener mechanism and lattice finiteness.
    • On-site impurities induce mode mixing, leading to complex 2D/3D dynamics, radiation, and potential soliton trapping or slaloming.
    • Modified transverse bonds act as attractive or repulsive potentials, filtering solitons based on their transverse energy.

    Conclusions:

    • Lattice perturbations introduce rich dynamics and control mechanisms for soliton propagation.
    • Specific impurity configurations, like zigzag defects, enable soliton slaloming.
    • Transverse bond modifications and zigzag impurities can function as soliton filters for specific soliton properties.