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Exact bright and dark solitary wave solutions of the generalized higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation describing the propagation of ultra-short pulse in optical fiber

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Published 23 February 2018 © 2018 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd
, , Citation R Njikue et al 2018 J. Phys. Commun. 2 025030 DOI 10.1088/2399-6528/aaaf3b

2399-6528/2/2/025030

Abstract

Considering linear and nonlinear optical effects like group velocity dispersion, higher-order dispersion, Kerr nonlinearity, self-steepening, stimulated Raman scattering we obtain a higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation describing the propagation of ultra-short pulse in optical fiber. We construct exact bright and dark solitary wave solutions of the generalized obtained equation, obeying to some constraint relations between coefficient's equation via the Bogning-Djeumen Tchaho-Kofané method (BDKm). The generalized higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation is obtained by affecting coefficients ni(i = 0, 1, .., 5) to different terms of non modified equation. New solutions are obtained, and the term or higher-order dispersion can be considered as the new selector of solitary wave-type propagating in the higher-order nonlinear optical fiber.

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1. Introduction

During the last few decades, nonlinear partial differential equations (NPDEs) have seriously draw the attention of the world scientific research. These NPDEs permit to model phenomena in several fields of sciences, notably in physics, such as fluid mechanics, electronics, plasma physics, condensate mater and optical fiber communication [17].

The numerical or analytical studies of NPDEs are one of the very important and essential tasks in nonlinear sciences, but the construction of exact solutions plays a very important role, because they can provide much information for a best comprehension of a physical problem. That is why some mathematical methods have been developed to solve NPDEs. We can quote the tanh method, the extended tanh method, the Jacobi's elliptic function algorithm, the Riccati's equation and G'/G method [813]. The use of these different methods leads to the achievement of travelling wave solutions, periodic solutions and solitary wave solutions. Solitary waves are particular type of solutions of NPDEs with special property. They propagate without changing their shape.

The importance of soliton theory in nonlinear science is no more to prove. In area of optical fiber, soliton can be observed, due to the equilibrium between the dispersion and nonlinear effects in the media [14, 15]. In communication sciences, solitary wave solutions act as information carrier bits through optical fibers [16, 17]. The long distance wired communication across transoceanic and transcontinental distances is now done using optical solitons, and the quantity of information and their transmission speed are unbeatable [18].

The propagation of the light in a media is suspected to the dispersion effects and nonlinear effects, which can be of higher-order or not [19, 20]. For nonlinear effects, we can note here: Kerr effect or self phase modulation, stimulated brillouin scattering, self-steepening and stimulated Raman scattering [20, 21].

Our aim in this paper is to construct exact bright and dark solitary wave solutions of a higher-order nonlinear Schrodinger equation (HONLSE), which is the ordinary cubic nonlinear equation accompanied by effects of third order dispersion and nonlinearity such as self-steepening and stimulated Raman scattering, via the mathematical method calls Bogning-Djeumen Tchaho-Kofané method (BDKm) [2229].

This paper is organized as follow: in section 2, we define the governing equation; in section 3 we present the BDKm; in section 4, we investigate on the HONLSE and discuss about the obtained results, and section 5 is the conclusion of our work.

2. Higher-order nonlinear Schrodinger equation governing the propagation of ultra-short pulse

The nonlinear and partial differential equation modeling the propagation of electromagnetic wave with higher order nonlinear effect such as self-steepening and stimulated Raman scattering and high order dispersion is given by the following equation [21]

Equation (1)

were α1 and α3 are the coefficients of dispersion, α2, α4 and α5 the nonlinear coefficients.

The generalized equation of equation (1) can be written as

Equation (2)

were E is the slow varying envelope of the electric field, n0 the coefficients related to the variation of the electric field which respect to z, n1 and n3 the group velocity dispersion coefficient and the third order dispersion coefficient, n2, n4 and n5 respectively the coefficient related to the self-phase modulation, the self-steepening and stimulated Raman scattering.

To simplify the complexity of the study, we set

Equation (3)

Where $\overline{E}$ is a real or complex function envelope, and ϕ linear phase shift.

Inserting equation (3) into equation (2) and removing the exponential term yields to the new equation

Equation (4)

3. The Bogning-Djeumen Tchaho-Kofané method

The BDKm is a method based on the construction of exact solutions of certain types of nonlinear equations of the form

Equation (5)

where W(z, t) is an unknown function to determine. P is a polynomial function of W(z, t) and its partial derivatives where the highest order derivatives and nonlinear terms are involved.

The main steps of the BDKm are as follow

Step 1: We try to find traveling wave solutions of equation (5) by taking

Equation (6)

where β and α real constant number. We then transform equation (5) into and ordinary differential equation (ODE)

Equation (7)

where $W^{\prime} =\displaystyle \frac{\partial W}{\partial \xi }.$

Step 4: We assume that the solution of equation (7) can be expressed under the shape:

Equation (8)

where m, n, q and r are numbers to determine.

Inserting equation (8) into equation (7), and taking into account the transformations related to the BDKm [27], we get the equation of the form indicated below

Equation (9)

Step 5: If the functions F(ai, α, β, ω, k), H(ai, α, β, ω, k), G(ai, α, β, ω, k), T(ai, α, β, ω, k), V(ai, α, β, ω, k) can be null for some values of the coefficients ai, α, β, ω or k (nontrivial values), the ansatz given in equation (9) can be supported by equation (5) for any values of m, n, ..., q, r and can be considered as solution of equation.

Step 6: We look for the values of m, n, q and r which can make some terms of equation (9) merge, and set the coefficients of hyperbolic function equal to zero to determine the constants ai, α, β, ω and k of equation (8).

4. Analysis and solutions

Setting the change of variable

Equation (10)

Equation (2) becomes

Equation (11)

We look for the solution of equation (11) in the form

Equation (12)

where a, b and c are real constants. α is the pulse width and β the shift of inverse group velocity.

In the following lines, we are going to precede our analysis in two steps.

Case 1: b ≠ 0 with c = 0. $\bar{E}$ becomes in this case a real physical size and permits to rewrite equation (11) in the form

Equation (13)

Equation (13) can also write

Equation (14)

were,

Equation (15)

and

Equation (16)

Inserting equation (12) into equation (14), we obtain a main equation permitting to make all analyses,

Equation (17)

Let analyze the main equation (17) in order to obtain exact solutions of HONLSE as above, for different values of m, n, q, and r.

When m = n = 0 and q = r, some terms of equation (17) merge for q = r = {0, ±1, ±2, ±3, ±4}.

  • For m = n = q = r = 0, equation (17) becomes
    Equation (18)
    and the constant solution of equation (2) is
    Equation (19)
  • For m = n = 0 and q = r = ±1 equation (17) becomes
    Equation (20)
    By setting to zero the coefficients of hyperbolic functions of the real and the imaginary we obtain the algebraic system
    Equation (21)
    Equation (22)
    Equation (23)
    The resolution of this algebraic system taking into account equations (15) and (16) permits to obtain the values of the parameters
    Equation (24)
    Equation (25)
    The exact dark soliton solitary wave solution and the travelling wave solution of the HONLSE when n3(3n4 + 2n5) < 0 equation read
    Equation (26)
    and
    Equation (27)
    No solution is found for m = n = q = r and ∣r∣ ≥ 2.
  • For m = 0, n = 0, q = 0 and r = 1, equation (17) becomes
    Equation (28)
    The resolution of the algebraic system resulting from this equation gives the following results:
    Equation (29)
    Equation (30)
    and
    Equation (31)
    The bright solitary wave solution obtained here is written
    Equation (32)
    with n3(3n4 + 2n5) > 0.
  • No solution is found for m = 0, n = 1, q = 1 and r = 1.From equations (26) and (32) when 3n4 + 2n5 > 0 (3n4 + 2n5 < 0), dark and bright solitary wave can propagate in optical fiber for n3 < 0 (n3 > 0) and n3 > 0 (n3 < 0) respectively. Thus, the parameter of dispersion of third order n3, can be the selector of solitary wave –type propagating in the fiber, when n4 and n5 are fixed.Case 2: b = 0 with c ≠ 0. Setting
    Equation (33)
    and rewrite equation (12) as $\bar{E}(z,t)=A+iB,$ equation (11) becomes
    Equation (34)
    where
    Equation (35)
    and
    Equation (36)
    Substituting equation (33) into (34), and separating the imaginary and real parts leads to the following new main equations
    Equation (37)
    and
    Equation (38)
  • For m = 0, n = 0 and q = r = ±1 we obtain

Equation (39)

Equation (40)

Equation (41)

Other solutions of the HONLSE found are:

Equation (42)

and

Equation (43)

  • m = n = 0, q = r ≥ 2, no solution is found
  • m = n = 0, q = 0, r = 1, under the constraint equations n4 = −n5 and 3n2n3 = n1n4 the constants take the values
    Equation (44)
    and another bright solitary wave solution of equation (2) obtained is
    Equation (45)
    When 3(n2 − 2n4ω − 2n5ω) − n1(3n4 + 2n5) = 0 or ω = ωd = [3n2 − n1(3n4 + 2n5)]/6(n4 + n5), in equation (42) and a = 0 in equation (45), darklike and brightlike solitary wave solutions given by those equations can be reduced to single dark and bright solitary wave solutions. In the case a ≠ 0, we can consider those solutions as solitary wave solution with their asymptotic values which approach a as time variable approach infinity. They appear in the same condition previously mentioned like dark and bright solitary wave respectively.
  • For m = 0, n = 1, q = 1 and r = 1, under the constraint relation n4 = −n5, 3n2n3 = n1n4, constants take the values

Equation (46)

The new solitary wave solution read

Equation (47)

Solution found in equation (47) is a complex mixing of bright and dark solitary wave. If n4 > 0, the soliton amplitude ${| E| }^{2}={b}^{2}+\tfrac{6{\alpha }^{2}{{\rm{n}}}_{{\rm{3}}}}{{{\rm{n}}}_{{\rm{4}}}}\text{sec}{h}^{2}\alpha \left(t-\tfrac{{b}^{2}{{\rm{n}}}_{{\rm{4}}}+{\alpha }^{2}{{{\rm{n}}}_{{\rm{3}}}}^{2}-21{{{\rm{n}}}_{{\rm{1}}}}^{2}}{{{\rm{n}}}_{{\rm{0}}}{{\rm{n}}}_{{\rm{3}}}}z\right)$ shows that it is a brightlike (darklike) solitary wave solution when n3 > 0 (n3 < 0), and can be reduced to the single bright or dark solitary wave solution when b = 0.

Figures 1(a) and (b) respectively show the numerical propagation of an initial bright soliton solution, and the propagation of this perturbated bright soliton solution with an amplitude 10% smaller than that of the exact solution.

Figure 1.

Figure 1. Numerical evolution of an initial bright soliton of equation (47) with parameters n0 = 0,781; n2 = 0,005; n3 = 0,0456; n4 = 0,894; b = 0; α = 0,05 (a) for the exact solution; (b) whose amplitude is 10% smaller than that of the exact solution.

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Figures 2(a) and (b) respectively illustrate the numerical propagation of an initial dark soliton solution, and the propagation of the perturbated soliton in amplitude (less than 10% of the initial amplitude).

Figure 2.

Figure 2. Numerical evolution of an initial dark soliton of equation (47) with parameters n0 = 8; n2 = −0,08556; n3 = −0,059; n4 = 0,5; a = 0; α = 0,2 (a) for the theoretical solution; (b) with an amplitude less than 10% that of theoretical prediction.

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These results clearly indicate that dark and bright solitary waves given by the complex mixing of bright and dark solitary waves of equation (47) remain unchanged along a significant propagation distance. Our numerical studied also reveal that these solitary waves remain stable again small perturbations in amplitude.

5. Conclusion

Using the BDK method to construct exact bright and dark solutions of the generalized higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation, we have obtained new exact dark and bright solitary wave solutions. When n0 = 1, the solutions obtained in equations (26) and (32) correspond to those found by Kumar H and Chand F in their studies [30], but for other values of n0 and for the other solutions construct in this letters, they appear like new analytical solutions of the generalized higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation. It is well known that the higher-order nonlinear Schrodinger equation governing the propagation of ultra-short pulse is integrable when the triplet (n3, n4, n4 + n5)∈{(0, 1, 1), (0, 1, 0), (1, 6, 0), (1, 6, 3)} for n0 = −n2 = −2n1 = 1. Those four triplets respectively correspond to the integrable derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equation-type I, integrable derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equation-type II, Hirota equation and Sasa –Satsuma equations [3134]. In the case of nonzero coefficients ni ≠ 0(i = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). We have succeeded in this work to construct some exact bright and dark solitary wave solutions propagating in the optical fiber under certain parametric conditions, different from conditions previously mentioned. In addition, we know that for picoseconds pulse propagation, the term of second order dispersion is the selector of solitary wave type propagating in the optical fiber [35], otherwise, for high bit rate transmission in optical fiber communication, ultra-short pulse transmission is uncountable. But thin width pulses will induce higher-order effects like third order dispersion which can be the new selector of the solitary wave-type (bright or dark) propagating in the optical fiber. Those results can be useful for femtosecond laser sources such like fiber laser doped with rare earth ions (ytterbium or erbium) which are well suited for their development. Their spectral band of amplification which of the order of 6 THz is large enough to produce pulse impulsions of less than 100 fs [36]. In view of the constraint relations obtained on the existence and the type of solutions that can propagate in the nonlinear optical fiber, we can also conclude that new optical fibers could emerge, with their fabrication answering to the corresponding constraint equations. Moreover, another application of these results could be in the design of optical pulse compressors and solitary wave based communication links [30]. The numerical investigations show that dark and bright solitons can propagate in those new optical fibers, and they still stable again small perturbations. All those results are obtained utilizing the BDKm which is an intelligent method to solve NLPDEs.

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