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Gap solitons of spin–orbit-coupled Bose–Einstein condensates in PT periodic potential

S Wang, Y. H. Liu, T.F. Xu

Published Feb 10, 2022• 4 citations
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Abstract

We numerically investigate the gap solitons in Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) with spin–orbit coupling (SOC) in the parity–time ( P T )-symmetric periodic potential. We find that the depths and periods of the imaginary lattice have an important influence on the shape and stability of these single-peak gap solitons and double-peak gap solitons in the first band gap. The dynamics of these gap solitons are checked by the split-time-step Crank–Nicolson method. It is proved that the depths of the imaginary part of the P T -symmetric periodic potential gradually increase, and the gap solitons become unstable. But the different periods of imaginary part hardly affect the stability of the gap solitons in the corresponding parameter interval.

DOI
10.1088/1674-1056/ac538e

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