Abstract
It is shown that, in the weak amplitude and slow time limits, the dynamics of a damped onedimensional lattice is governed by the modified complex Ablowitz-Ladik (MCAL) equation. We conduct a theoretical analysis of the linear stability based on the MCAL equation, obtaining the modulational instability (Ml) criterion. We show that, if the wave amplitude exceeds a certain threshold value, the initial solution breaks into pulse train. Energy localization via Ml is also investigated through computer simulations. We find very good quantitative agreement between the theoretical analysis and the numerical simulations of the MCAL equation for the Ml.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 583-592 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 1 2009 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Chemistry(all)
- Materials Science(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computational Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering