ISSN:
0044-2275
Keywords:
Key words. Solitons, nonlinear optical pulse propagation, optical fibers, stability.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract. Pulse stability is crucial to the effective propagation of information in a soliton-based optical communication system. It is shown in this paper that pulses in optical fibers, for which attenuation is compensated by phase-sensitive amplifiers, are stable over a large range of parameter values. A fourth-order nonlinear diffusion model due to Kutz and co-workers is used. The stability proof invokes a number of mathematical techniques, including the Evans function and Grillakis' functional analytic approach.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/PL00001473