Rotation of the trajectories of bright solitons and realignment of intensity distribution in the coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equation

Abstract

We reconsider the collisional dynamics of bright solitons in the coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equation. We observe that apart from the intensity redistribution in the interaction of bright solitons, one also witnesses a rotation of the trajectories of bright solitons. The angle of rotation can be varied by suitably manipulating the self-phase-modulation (SPM) or cross-phase-modulation (XPM) parameters. The rotation of the trajectories of the bright solitons arises due to the excess energy that is injected into the dynamical system through SPM or XPM. This extra energy contributes not only to the rotation of the trajectories, but also to the realignment of intensity distribution between the two modes. We also notice that the angular separation between the bright solitons can also be maneuvered suitably. The above results, which exclude quantum superposition for the field vectors, may have wider ramifications in nonlinear optics, Bose-Einstein condensates, and left- and right-handed metamaterials.