The dynamics of soliton pulses in the nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) driven by an external traveling wave is studied analytically and numerically. The Hamiltonian structure of the system is used to show that, in the adiabatic approximation for a single soliton, the problem is integrable despite the large number of degrees of freedom. Fixed points of the system are found, and their linear stability is investigated. The fixed points correspond to a Doppler shifted resonance between the external wave and the soliton. The structure and topological changes of the phase space of the soliton parameters as functions of the strength of coupling are investigated. A physical derivation of the driven NLSE is given in the context of optical pulse propagation in asymmetric, twin-core optical fibers. The results can be applied to soliton stabilization and amplification.

• Received 29 March 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.61.874