Published August 7, 2025 | Version ASAP Article
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Properties of the Hilbert–Nonlinear Schrödinger Solitons and Related Nonlocal Systems

Abstract

We present a theoretical and experimental study of Hilbert–nonlinear Schrödinger solitons, which occur in the presence of dispersion described by a fractional Laplacian. This leads to soliton solutions that differ significantly from those associated with dispersion relations represented by integer derivatives. We investigate the fundamental properties of the governing equation and find approximate solutions using both a variational method and a projection-based approach. Our analysis is extended to an experimental and theoretical investigation of a related system that combines fractional and quadratic dispersion, for which we report distinct types of solitons.

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© 2025, American Chemical Society

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The Supporting Information is available free of charge at https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01158.

  • Description of the mode-locked laser used in the experiments and the technique employed to measure and characterize the pulses (PDF)

Funding

This research was supported by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Optical Microcombs for breakthrough Science (project number CE230100006), and by the Australian Research Council projects DE220100509, DP230102200.

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Funding

Australian Research Council
Centre of Excellence in Optical Microcombs CE230100006
Australian Research Council
DE220100509
Australian Research Council
DP230102200

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