Multipulses of nonlinearly coupled Schrödinger equations (Q5945593)

The author studies the capacity of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations to support multipulse solutions (multibump solitary waves). A detailed analysis is performed for a system of quadratically coupled equations that describe the phenomena of second harmonic generation and parametric wave interaction in non-centrosymmetric optical materials. Using the framework of homoclinic bifurcation theory, and employing a variant of the Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction method developed by Hale, Lin, and Sandstede, a novel mechanism for the generation of multipulses is presented. This mechanism arises from a resonant semi-simple eigenvalue configuration of the linearized steady-state equations. As a consequence of the analysis carried out in the paper, conditions for the existence of multipulses and a description of their geometry are obtained. The paper closely relates to the following papers: \textit{A. C. Yew, A. R. Champneys}, and \textit{P. J. McKenna} [J. Nonlinear Sci. 9, 33-52 (1999; Zbl 0923.35169)] and \textit{A. C. Yew} [Indiana Univ. Math. J. 49, 1079-1124 (2000; Zbl 0978.35057) and An analytical study of solitary-waves in quadratic media, Ph. D. thesis, Brown University (1999)].