PT-symmetric ladders with a scattering core

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2014.07.037zbMATH Open1298.35192arXiv1407.1086OpenAlexW2300877419MaRDI QIDQ468043FDOQ468043

Authors: B. A. Malomed, Panayotis G. Kevrekidis, J. D'Ambroise, S. Lepri 

Publication date: 5 November 2014

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider a $mathcalPT$-symmetric chain (ladder-shaped) system governed by the discrete nonlinear Schr"odinger equation where the cubic nonlinearity is carried solely by two central "rungs" of the ladder. Two branches of scattering solutions for incident plane waves are found. We systematically construct these solutions, analyze their stability, and discuss non-reciprocity of the transmission associated with them. To relate these results to finite-size wavepacket dynamics, we also perform direct simulations of the evolution of the wavepackets, which confirm that the transmission is indeed asymmetric in this nonlinear system with the mutually balanced gain and loss.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1407.1086

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zbMATH Keywords

cubic nonlinearityPT-symmetrydiscrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stability in context of PDEs (35B35) NLS equations (nonlinear Schrödinger equations) (35Q55) Closed and approximate solutions to the Schrödinger, Dirac, Klein-Gordon and other equations of quantum mechanics (81Q05)

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• The discrete self-trapping equation
• Nonreciprocal wave propagation through open, discrete nonlinear Schrödinger dimers
• Asymmetric wave propagation through nonlinear PT-symmetric oligomers

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• Nonreciprocal wave propagation through open, discrete nonlinear Schrödinger dimers
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