Nonlinear interaction of solitons and radiation

Abstract In the framework of the one-dimensional nonlinear Schrodinger equation a nonlinear interaction between solitons and radiation is studied both analytically and numerically. The results are applied for analysis of the relaxation of amplified (perturbed) optical solitons in fiber communications. It is shown that as a result of the nonlinear interference between solitons and radiation the relaxation of pulses to a new soliton has an oscillatory behavior. The oscillations are damping in a power-law fashion. A new effect is found: a mutual attraction of solitons appearing due to their scattering on a nonsoliton part.

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