The cubic-quintic nonlinear Schroedinger equation (CQNLS) plays important parts in the optical fiber and the nuclear hydrodynamics. By using the homogeneous balance principle, the bell type, kink type, algebraic sol...The cubic-quintic nonlinear Schroedinger equation (CQNLS) plays important parts in the optical fiber and the nuclear hydrodynamics. By using the homogeneous balance principle, the bell type, kink type, algebraic solitary waves, and trigonometric traveling waves for the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schroedinger equation with variable coefficients (vCQNLS) are derived with the aid of a set of subsidiary high-order ordinary differential equations (sub-equations for short). The method used in this paper might help one to derive the exact solutions for the other high-order nonlinear evolution equations, and shows the new application of the homogeneous balance principle.展开更多
We obtain exact spatiotemporal similaritons to a (3+ l)-dimensional inhomogeneous nonlinear Schrodinger equation, which describes the propagation of optical pulses in a cubic-quintic nonlinearity medium with distri...We obtain exact spatiotemporal similaritons to a (3+ l)-dimensional inhomogeneous nonlinear Schrodinger equation, which describes the propagation of optical pulses in a cubic-quintic nonlinearity medium with distributed dispersion and gain. A one-to-one correspondence between such self-similar waves and solutions of the elliptic equation is found when a certain compatibility condition is satisfied. Based on exact solutions, we discuss evolutional behaviors of self-similar cnoidal waves and chirped similaritons in two kind of typicai soliton control systems. Moreover, the comparison between chirped similaritons and chirp-free solitons is given.展开更多
An improved homogeneous balance principle and self-similar solutions to the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schroedinger and impose constraints on the functions describing dispersion, self-similar waves are presented.
In this paper, we study an ODE of the form b0u(4)+b1u′′+b2u+b3u3+b4u5=0, ′= d/dz' , which includes, as a special case, the stationary case of the cubic-quintic Swift-Hohenberg equation. Based on Nevanlinna t...In this paper, we study an ODE of the form b0u(4)+b1u′′+b2u+b3u3+b4u5=0, ′= d/dz' , which includes, as a special case, the stationary case of the cubic-quintic Swift-Hohenberg equation. Based on Nevanlinna theory and Painleve analysis, we first show that all its meromorphic solutions are elliptic or degenerate elliptic. Then we obtain them all explicitly by the method introduced in [7].展开更多
Certain hybrid prototypes of dispersive optical solitons that we are looking for can correspond to new or future behaviors, observable or not, developed or will be developed by optical media that present the cubic-qui...Certain hybrid prototypes of dispersive optical solitons that we are looking for can correspond to new or future behaviors, observable or not, developed or will be developed by optical media that present the cubic-quintic-septic law coupled, with strong dispersions. The equation considered for this purpose is that of non-linear Schrödinger. The solutions are obtained using the Bogning-Djeumen Tchaho-Kofané method extended to the new implicit Bogning’ functions. Some of the obtained solutions show that their existence is due only to the Kerr law nonlinearity presence. Graphical representations plotted have confirmed the hybrid and multi-form character of the obtained dispersive optical solitons. We believe that a good understanding of the hybrid dispersive optical solitons highlighted in the context of this work allows to grasp the physical description of systems whose dynamics are governed by nonlinear Schrödinger equation as studied in this work, allowing thereby a relevant improvement of complex problems encountered in particular in nonliear optaics and in optical fibers.展开更多
By making use of the split-step Fourier method, this paper numerically simulates dynamical behaviors, including repulsion, fusion, scattering and spiraling of colliding (3+1)D spatiotemporal solitons in both the di...By making use of the split-step Fourier method, this paper numerically simulates dynamical behaviors, including repulsion, fusion, scattering and spiraling of colliding (3+1)D spatiotemporal solitons in both the dispersive medium with cubic-quintic and the saturable medium. Careful comparison of the colliding behaviors in these two media is presented. Although the origin of the nonlinearities is different in these two media, the obtained results show that the dynamical behaviors are very similar. This presents additional evidence to support the supposition of universality of interactions between solitons.展开更多
In this paper,by means of similarity transfomations,we obtain explicit solutions to the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schr顜僤inger equation with varying coefficients,which involve four free functions of space.Four types of...In this paper,by means of similarity transfomations,we obtain explicit solutions to the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schr顜僤inger equation with varying coefficients,which involve four free functions of space.Four types of free functions are chosen to exhibit the corresponding nonlinear wave propagations.展开更多
By constructing appropriate transformations and an extended elliptic sub-equation approach, we find some exact solutions of variable coefficient cubic-quintie nonlinear Schrodinger equation with an external potential,...By constructing appropriate transformations and an extended elliptic sub-equation approach, we find some exact solutions of variable coefficient cubic-quintie nonlinear Schrodinger equation with an external potential, which include bell and kink profile solitary wave solutions, singular solutions, triangular periodic wave solutions and so on.展开更多
This paper presents a comprehensive stability analysis of the dynamics of the damped cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator. We employ the derivative expansion method to investigate the slightly damped cubic-quintic Duffing...This paper presents a comprehensive stability analysis of the dynamics of the damped cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator. We employ the derivative expansion method to investigate the slightly damped cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator obtaining a uniformly valid solution. We obtain a uniformly valid solution of the un-damped cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator as a special case of our solution. A phase plane analysis of the damped cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator is undertaken showing some chaotic dynamics which sends a signal that the oscillator may be useful as model for prediction of earth- quake occurrence.展开更多
In a numerical investigation, we demonstrate the evolution of a one-dimensional and two-dimensional finite energy Airy beam in a A-type three-level atomic vapor with linear, cubic, and quintic susceptibilities conside...In a numerical investigation, we demonstrate the evolution of a one-dimensional and two-dimensional finite energy Airy beam in a A-type three-level atomic vapor with linear, cubic, and quintic susceptibilities considered simultaneously with the dressing effect. Quasi-solitons and soliton pairs are observed due to this competition mechanism. We find that the frequency detuning of the pump field and its power greatly affect the formation and evolution of generated solitons. In general, around the two- photon resonance point, and for low intensities of the pump field, it is less difficult to form solitons. This investigation enriches the study of the propagation properties of Airy beams and soliton generation in atomic vapor.展开更多
We find and stabilize high-dimensional dipole and quadrupole solitons in nonlocal competing cubic-quintic nonlinear media.By adjusting the propagation constant,cubic,and quintic nonlinear coefficients,the stable inter...We find and stabilize high-dimensional dipole and quadrupole solitons in nonlocal competing cubic-quintic nonlinear media.By adjusting the propagation constant,cubic,and quintic nonlinear coefficients,the stable intervals for dipole and quadrupole solitons that are parallel to the x-axis and those after rotating 45°counterclockwise around the origin of coordinate are found.For the dipole solitons and those after rotation,their stability is controlled by the propagation constant,the coefficients of cubic and quintic nonlinearity.The stability of quadrupole solitons is controlled by the propagation constant and the coefficient of cubic nonlinearity,rather than the coefficient of quintic nonlinearity,though there is a small effect of the quintic nonlinear coefficient on the stability.Our proposal may provide a way to generate and stabilize some novel high-dimensional nonlinear modes in a nonlocal system.展开更多
By the use of an auxiliary equation, we find bright and dark optical soliton and other soliton solutions for the higher-order nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLSE) with fourth-order dispersion (FOD), cubic-quintic ter...By the use of an auxiliary equation, we find bright and dark optical soliton and other soliton solutions for the higher-order nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLSE) with fourth-order dispersion (FOD), cubic-quintic terms, self-steepening, and nonlinear dispersive terms. Moreover, we give the formation condition of the bright and dark solitons for this higher-order NLSE.展开更多
Twin-core optical fibers are applied in such fields as the optical sensing and optical communication,and propagation of the pulses,Gauss beams and laser beams in the non-Kerr media is reported.Studied in this paper ar...Twin-core optical fibers are applied in such fields as the optical sensing and optical communication,and propagation of the pulses,Gauss beams and laser beams in the non-Kerr media is reported.Studied in this paper are the coupled cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrodinger equations with variable coefficients,which describe the effects of quintic nonlinearity for the ultrashort optical pulse propagation in a twin-core optical fiber or non-Kerr medium.Based on the integrable conditions,bilinear forms are derived,and dark-dark soliton solutions can be constructed in terms of the Gramian via the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili hierarchy reduction.Propagation and interaction of the dark-dark solitons are presented and discussed through the graphic analysis.With different values of the delayed nonlinear response effect b(z),where z represents direction of the propagation,the linear-and parabolic-shaped one dark-dark soltions can be derived.Interactions between the parabolic-and periodic-shaped two dark-dark solitons are presented with b(z)as the linear and periodic functions,respectively.Directions of velocities of the two dark-dark solitons vary with z and the amplitudes of the solitons remain unchanged can be observed.Interactions between the two dark-dark solitons of different types are displayed,and we observe that the velocity of one soliton is zero and direction of the velocity of the other soliton vary with z.We find that those interactions are elastic.展开更多
In this study, He's Energy Balance Method (EBM) was applied to solve strong nonlinear Duffing oscillators with cubic-quintic nonlinear restoring force. The complete EBM solution procedure of the cubic-quintic Duffi...In this study, He's Energy Balance Method (EBM) was applied to solve strong nonlinear Duffing oscillators with cubic-quintic nonlinear restoring force. The complete EBM solution procedure of the cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator equation is presented. For illustration of effectiveness and convenience of the EBM, different cases of cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator with different parameters of α,β and y were compared with the exact solution. We found that the solutions were valid for small as well as large amplitudes of oscillation. The results show that the EBM is very convenient and precise, so it can be widely appli- cable in engineering and other sciences.展开更多
We have constructed explicit nonautonomous soliton solutions of the generalized nonlinear Sehr6dinger equation in the (3+ 1 )-dimensionM inhomogeneous cubic-quintic nonlinear medium. The gain parameter has no effec...We have constructed explicit nonautonomous soliton solutions of the generalized nonlinear Sehr6dinger equation in the (3+ 1 )-dimensionM inhomogeneous cubic-quintic nonlinear medium. The gain parameter has no effects on the motion of the soliton's phase or their velocities, and it affects just the evolution of their peaks. As two examples, we discuss the propagation of nonautonomous solitons in the periodic distributed amplification system and the exponential dispersion decreasing system. Results show that the presence of the chirp not only makes the intensity of solitons weaken more promptly, but also broadens their width.展开更多
In this article, we apply five different techniques, namely the (G//G)-expansion method, an auxiliary equation method, the modified simple equation method, the first integral method and the Riccati equation method f...In this article, we apply five different techniques, namely the (G//G)-expansion method, an auxiliary equation method, the modified simple equation method, the first integral method and the Riccati equation method for constructing many new exact solutions with parameters as well as the bright-dark, singular and other soliton solutions of the (2+1)-dimensional nonlinear cubic-quintic Ginzburg-Landau equation. Comparing the solutions of this nonlinear equation together with each other are presented. Comparing our new results obtained in this article with the well-known results are given too.展开更多
We study some novel patterns of rogue wave in the coupled cubic-quintic nonlinear Schr?dinger equations.Utilizing the generalized Darboux transformation, the higher-order rogue wave pairs of the coupled system are gen...We study some novel patterns of rogue wave in the coupled cubic-quintic nonlinear Schr?dinger equations.Utilizing the generalized Darboux transformation, the higher-order rogue wave pairs of the coupled system are generated.Especially, the first-and second-order rogue wave pairs are discussed in detail. It demonstrates that two classical fundamental rogue waves can be emerged from the first-order case and four or six classical fundamental rogue waves from the second-order case. In the second-order rogue wave solution, the distribution structures can be in triangle,quadrilateral and ring shapes by fixing appropriate values of the free parameters. In contrast to single-component systems, there are always more abundant rogue wave structures in multi-component ones. It is shown that the two higher-order nonlinear coefficients ρ_1 and ρ_2 make some skews of the rogue waves.展开更多
A systematic method which is based on the classical Lie group reduction is used to find the novel exact solution of the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrdinger equation (CQNLS) with varying dispersion,nonlinearity,and gain...A systematic method which is based on the classical Lie group reduction is used to find the novel exact solution of the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrdinger equation (CQNLS) with varying dispersion,nonlinearity,and gain or absorption.Algebraic solitary-wave as well as kink-type solutions in three kinds of optical fibers represented by coefficient varying CQNLS equations are studied in detail.Some new exact solutions of optical solitary wave with a simple analytic form in these models are presented.Appropriate solitary wave solutions are applied to discuss soliton propagation in optical fibres,and the amplification and compression of pulses in optical fibre amplifiers.展开更多
基金The project supported in part by Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province of China under Grant No. 2006110002 and the Science Foundation of Henan University of Science and Technology under Grant No. 2004ZD002
文摘The cubic-quintic nonlinear Schroedinger equation (CQNLS) plays important parts in the optical fiber and the nuclear hydrodynamics. By using the homogeneous balance principle, the bell type, kink type, algebraic solitary waves, and trigonometric traveling waves for the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schroedinger equation with variable coefficients (vCQNLS) are derived with the aid of a set of subsidiary high-order ordinary differential equations (sub-equations for short). The method used in this paper might help one to derive the exact solutions for the other high-order nonlinear evolution equations, and shows the new application of the homogeneous balance principle.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10974177by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China under Grant No.2010DFA04690
文摘We obtain exact spatiotemporal similaritons to a (3+ l)-dimensional inhomogeneous nonlinear Schrodinger equation, which describes the propagation of optical pulses in a cubic-quintic nonlinearity medium with distributed dispersion and gain. A one-to-one correspondence between such self-similar waves and solutions of the elliptic equation is found when a certain compatibility condition is satisfied. Based on exact solutions, we discuss evolutional behaviors of self-similar cnoidal waves and chirped similaritons in two kind of typicai soliton control systems. Moreover, the comparison between chirped similaritons and chirp-free solitons is given.
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province of China under Grant Nos.Y604106 and Y606182the Special Foundation of "University Talent Indraught Engineering" of Guangdong Province of China under Grant No.GDU2009109the Key Academic Discipline Foundation of Guangdong Shaoguan University under Gant No.KZ2009001
文摘An improved homogeneous balance principle and self-similar solutions to the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schroedinger and impose constraints on the functions describing dispersion, self-similar waves are presented.
基金partially supported by a graduate studentship of HKU and RGC grant HKU 703807P
文摘In this paper, we study an ODE of the form b0u(4)+b1u′′+b2u+b3u3+b4u5=0, ′= d/dz' , which includes, as a special case, the stationary case of the cubic-quintic Swift-Hohenberg equation. Based on Nevanlinna theory and Painleve analysis, we first show that all its meromorphic solutions are elliptic or degenerate elliptic. Then we obtain them all explicitly by the method introduced in [7].
文摘Certain hybrid prototypes of dispersive optical solitons that we are looking for can correspond to new or future behaviors, observable or not, developed or will be developed by optical media that present the cubic-quintic-septic law coupled, with strong dispersions. The equation considered for this purpose is that of non-linear Schrödinger. The solutions are obtained using the Bogning-Djeumen Tchaho-Kofané method extended to the new implicit Bogning’ functions. Some of the obtained solutions show that their existence is due only to the Kerr law nonlinearity presence. Graphical representations plotted have confirmed the hybrid and multi-form character of the obtained dispersive optical solitons. We believe that a good understanding of the hybrid dispersive optical solitons highlighted in the context of this work allows to grasp the physical description of systems whose dynamics are governed by nonlinear Schrödinger equation as studied in this work, allowing thereby a relevant improvement of complex problems encountered in particular in nonliear optaics and in optical fibers.
基金Project supported by the Key Project of the Educational Department of Hunan Province of China (Grant No 04A058)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province of China (Grant No 05JJ30078)the Research Project of Jishou University(Grant No 08JDZC002)
文摘By making use of the split-step Fourier method, this paper numerically simulates dynamical behaviors, including repulsion, fusion, scattering and spiraling of colliding (3+1)D spatiotemporal solitons in both the dispersive medium with cubic-quintic and the saturable medium. Careful comparison of the colliding behaviors in these two media is presented. Although the origin of the nonlinearities is different in these two media, the obtained results show that the dynamical behaviors are very similar. This presents additional evidence to support the supposition of universality of interactions between solitons.
基金Project supported by the Scientific Research Foundation of Lishui University,China (Grant No. KZ201110)
文摘In this paper,by means of similarity transfomations,we obtain explicit solutions to the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schr顜僤inger equation with varying coefficients,which involve four free functions of space.Four types of free functions are chosen to exhibit the corresponding nonlinear wave propagations.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10172056
文摘By constructing appropriate transformations and an extended elliptic sub-equation approach, we find some exact solutions of variable coefficient cubic-quintie nonlinear Schrodinger equation with an external potential, which include bell and kink profile solitary wave solutions, singular solutions, triangular periodic wave solutions and so on.
文摘This paper presents a comprehensive stability analysis of the dynamics of the damped cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator. We employ the derivative expansion method to investigate the slightly damped cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator obtaining a uniformly valid solution. We obtain a uniformly valid solution of the un-damped cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator as a special case of our solution. A phase plane analysis of the damped cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator is undertaken showing some chaotic dynamics which sends a signal that the oscillator may be useful as model for prediction of earth- quake occurrence.
文摘In a numerical investigation, we demonstrate the evolution of a one-dimensional and two-dimensional finite energy Airy beam in a A-type three-level atomic vapor with linear, cubic, and quintic susceptibilities considered simultaneously with the dressing effect. Quasi-solitons and soliton pairs are observed due to this competition mechanism. We find that the frequency detuning of the pump field and its power greatly affect the formation and evolution of generated solitons. In general, around the two- photon resonance point, and for low intensities of the pump field, it is less difficult to form solitons. This investigation enriches the study of the propagation properties of Airy beams and soliton generation in atomic vapor.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12074343,11835011)the Natural Science Foundation of the Zhejiang Province of China(LZ22A050002)。
文摘We find and stabilize high-dimensional dipole and quadrupole solitons in nonlocal competing cubic-quintic nonlinear media.By adjusting the propagation constant,cubic,and quintic nonlinear coefficients,the stable intervals for dipole and quadrupole solitons that are parallel to the x-axis and those after rotating 45°counterclockwise around the origin of coordinate are found.For the dipole solitons and those after rotation,their stability is controlled by the propagation constant,the coefficients of cubic and quintic nonlinearity.The stability of quadrupole solitons is controlled by the propagation constant and the coefficient of cubic nonlinearity,rather than the coefficient of quintic nonlinearity,though there is a small effect of the quintic nonlinear coefficient on the stability.Our proposal may provide a way to generate and stabilize some novel high-dimensional nonlinear modes in a nonlocal system.
文摘By the use of an auxiliary equation, we find bright and dark optical soliton and other soliton solutions for the higher-order nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLSE) with fourth-order dispersion (FOD), cubic-quintic terms, self-steepening, and nonlinear dispersive terms. Moreover, we give the formation condition of the bright and dark solitons for this higher-order NLSE.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11772017,11805020,11272023 and 11471050the Fund of State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications(Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications),China(IPOC:2017ZZ05)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China under Grant No.2011BUPTYB02
文摘Twin-core optical fibers are applied in such fields as the optical sensing and optical communication,and propagation of the pulses,Gauss beams and laser beams in the non-Kerr media is reported.Studied in this paper are the coupled cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrodinger equations with variable coefficients,which describe the effects of quintic nonlinearity for the ultrashort optical pulse propagation in a twin-core optical fiber or non-Kerr medium.Based on the integrable conditions,bilinear forms are derived,and dark-dark soliton solutions can be constructed in terms of the Gramian via the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili hierarchy reduction.Propagation and interaction of the dark-dark solitons are presented and discussed through the graphic analysis.With different values of the delayed nonlinear response effect b(z),where z represents direction of the propagation,the linear-and parabolic-shaped one dark-dark soltions can be derived.Interactions between the parabolic-and periodic-shaped two dark-dark solitons are presented with b(z)as the linear and periodic functions,respectively.Directions of velocities of the two dark-dark solitons vary with z and the amplitudes of the solitons remain unchanged can be observed.Interactions between the two dark-dark solitons of different types are displayed,and we observe that the velocity of one soliton is zero and direction of the velocity of the other soliton vary with z.We find that those interactions are elastic.
文摘In this study, He's Energy Balance Method (EBM) was applied to solve strong nonlinear Duffing oscillators with cubic-quintic nonlinear restoring force. The complete EBM solution procedure of the cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator equation is presented. For illustration of effectiveness and convenience of the EBM, different cases of cubic-quintic Duffing oscillator with different parameters of α,β and y were compared with the exact solution. We found that the solutions were valid for small as well as large amplitudes of oscillation. The results show that the EBM is very convenient and precise, so it can be widely appli- cable in engineering and other sciences.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.11005092the Program for Innovative Research Team of Young Teachers in Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University under Grant No.2009RC01+1 种基金the Scientific Research and Developed Fund under Grant No.2009FK42the Student Research Training Program under Grant No.201101101 of Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University
文摘We have constructed explicit nonautonomous soliton solutions of the generalized nonlinear Sehr6dinger equation in the (3+ 1 )-dimensionM inhomogeneous cubic-quintic nonlinear medium. The gain parameter has no effects on the motion of the soliton's phase or their velocities, and it affects just the evolution of their peaks. As two examples, we discuss the propagation of nonautonomous solitons in the periodic distributed amplification system and the exponential dispersion decreasing system. Results show that the presence of the chirp not only makes the intensity of solitons weaken more promptly, but also broadens their width.
文摘In this article, we apply five different techniques, namely the (G//G)-expansion method, an auxiliary equation method, the modified simple equation method, the first integral method and the Riccati equation method for constructing many new exact solutions with parameters as well as the bright-dark, singular and other soliton solutions of the (2+1)-dimensional nonlinear cubic-quintic Ginzburg-Landau equation. Comparing the solutions of this nonlinear equation together with each other are presented. Comparing our new results obtained in this article with the well-known results are given too.
基金Supported by the Global Change Research Program of China under Grant No.2015CB953904National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11675054,11435005Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of Trustworthy Software for Internet of Things under Grant No.ZF1213
文摘We study some novel patterns of rogue wave in the coupled cubic-quintic nonlinear Schr?dinger equations.Utilizing the generalized Darboux transformation, the higher-order rogue wave pairs of the coupled system are generated.Especially, the first-and second-order rogue wave pairs are discussed in detail. It demonstrates that two classical fundamental rogue waves can be emerged from the first-order case and four or six classical fundamental rogue waves from the second-order case. In the second-order rogue wave solution, the distribution structures can be in triangle,quadrilateral and ring shapes by fixing appropriate values of the free parameters. In contrast to single-component systems, there are always more abundant rogue wave structures in multi-component ones. It is shown that the two higher-order nonlinear coefficients ρ_1 and ρ_2 make some skews of the rogue waves.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.10735030the K.C.Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University and the Scientific Research Foundation of Graduate School of Ningbo University
文摘A systematic method which is based on the classical Lie group reduction is used to find the novel exact solution of the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrdinger equation (CQNLS) with varying dispersion,nonlinearity,and gain or absorption.Algebraic solitary-wave as well as kink-type solutions in three kinds of optical fibers represented by coefficient varying CQNLS equations are studied in detail.Some new exact solutions of optical solitary wave with a simple analytic form in these models are presented.Appropriate solitary wave solutions are applied to discuss soliton propagation in optical fibres,and the amplification and compression of pulses in optical fibre amplifiers.