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Area of Science:

  • Nonlinear Optics
  • Optical Fiber Communications
  • Wave Propagation

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  • Graded-index multimode optical fibers support complex light propagation.
  • Spatiotemporal solitary waves are crucial for optical data transmission.
  • Understanding mode behavior is key to fiber design.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze spatiotemporal solitary waves in parabolic graded-index multimode optical fibers.
  • To derive an effective one-dimensional Lagrangian for Laguerre-Gauss modes.
  • To determine the critical power for wave collapse for each mode.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing the nonpolynomial Schrödinger equation approach.
  • Deriving an effective one-dimensional Lagrangian.
  • Solving the nonpolynomial Schrödinger equation for mode analysis.

Main Results:

  • The equations of motion for Laguerre-Gauss modes (p, m) exhibit remarkable simplicity.
  • Critical power for collapse was derived for all analyzed modes.
  • Stationary mode profiles were compared in radial and temporal domains.

Conclusions:

  • The derived Lagrangian simplifies the analysis of spatiotemporal solitary waves.
  • This research provides insights into the collapse dynamics of light in optical fibers.
  • Findings are relevant for designing advanced optical fiber systems.