Beyond-band discrete soliton interaction in binary waveguide arrays

We investigate different scenarios of interaction between two beyond-band discrete solitons (BBDSs), which are a new class of solitons in binary waveguide arrays and have been investigated just recently. In the quasi-continuous regime when solitons intensity is low and, thus, solitons are broad, two BBDSs with the same envelope in binary waveguide arrays interact with each other practically like two well-known fundamental solitons governed by the nonlinear Schrodinger equation in a single optical fiber. However, this similarity disappears if the discrete nature of the system is enhanced by increasing the intensity of BBDSs. In that case, two initially in-phase BBDSs with the same detuning cannot periodically collide during propagation. We also show that single-peaked BBDSs are more robust and less mobile than double-peaked BBDSs with the same detuning. This robustness stops two identical single-peaked BBDSs from interaction even at initial separations when double-peaked BBDSs can still strongly interact with each other or with single-peaked BBDSs.

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We investigate different scenarios of interaction between two beyond-band discrete solitons (BBDSs) in binary waveguide arrays. It is found that in the quasi-continuous regime, BBDSs interact like fundamental solitons. However, at high intensities, the discrete nature of the system affects the interaction, preventing periodic collisions between initially in-phase BBDSs.