Optical solitons and modulation instability analysis with (3+1)-dimensional nonlinear Shrodinger equation

Abstract

This paper addresses the (3 + 1)-dimensional nonlinear Shrodinger equation (NLSE) that serves as the model to study the propagation of optical solitons through nonlinear optical fibers. Two integration schemes are employed to study the equation. These are the complex envelope function ansatz and the solitary wave ansatz with Jaccobi elliptic function methods, we present the exact dark, bright and dark-bright or combined optical solitons to the model. The intensity as well as the nonlinear phase shift of the solitons are reported. The modulation instability aspects are discussed using the concept of linear stability analysis. The MI gain is got. Numerical simulation of the obtained results are analyzed with interesting figures showing the physical meaning of the solutions. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.