Resonant and non-resonant soliton scattering by impurities

Abstract The NLSE soliton scattering by impurities is considered in the framework of the one-dimensional model. The scattering intensity is characterized by the reflection coefficient of the soliton is calculated in the Born approximation of the perturbation theory for the following cases: (i) and isolated impurity, (ii) two point impurities, and (iii) a regular or random system of point impurities. An analytical comparison with the scattering of linear waves is carried out. In particular, we analytically describe the nonlinear resonant scattering by two point impurities, and the non-resonant soliton scattering by a random system of point impurities.