From rogue waves to solitons

Abstract

Using a generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation, we investigate the transformation of a fundamental rogue wave to a collection of solitons. Taking the third-order dispersion, self-steepening, and Raman-induced self-frequency shift as the generalizing effects, we systematically observe how a fundamental rogue wave has an impact on its surrounding continuous wave background and reshapes its own characteristics while a group of solitons are created. We show that under the influence of the self-steepening effect, a finite-volume rogue wave can transform into an infinite volume soliton. Also, we find that with the Raman-induced self-frequency shift, a decelerating rogue wave generates a red-shifted Raman radiation while the rogue wave itself turns into a slow-moving soliton. We show that each of these effects has an element of mechanism that favors the rogue wave to generate a group of solitons while the rogue wave itself also becomes one of these solitons.