We consider two-dimensional waveguide arrays with anisotropic coupling coefficients. We show using numerical and variational calculations that four stationary soliton types exist: Site-Centered, Bond-Centered, Hybrid-X and Hybrid-Y. For the isotropic case the last two modes become identical and equivalent to the known hybrid soliton. With a variational calculation using a gaussian trial function and six variational parameters corresponding to the soliton's position, width, and velocity components, the four stationary soliton types are reproduced and their equilibrium widths are accounted for accurately for a wide range of anisotropy ratios. We obtained using the variational calculation the Peierls-Nabarro potential and barrier heights for the four soliton types and different anisotropy ratios. We have also obtained a phase diagram showing regions of soliton stability against collapse and subregions of mobility in terms of the initial kick-in speed and anisotropy ratio. The phase diagram shows that 2D solitons become highly mobile for anisotropy ratios larger than some critical values that depend on the initial kick-in speed. This fact was then exploited to design tracks within the 2D waveguide array along which the soliton can be accelerated and routed. We have calculated the actual waveguide separations needed to realist the proposed guided trajectories of 2D solitons.
Multi-ring necklace vortex solitons in Kerr nonlinear media with azimuthally modulated Bessel potentials
College of Physics and Electronics Engineering, Shanxi University（山西大学物理电子工程学院）；Shanxi Key Laboratory of Wireless Communication and Detection（山西省无线通信与探测重点实验室）；Department of Physical Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University（特拉维夫大学电气工程学院物理电子学系）；Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá（塔拉帕卡大学高等研究院）
