Power-law localization in one-dimensional systems with nonlinear disorder under fixed input conditions

Abstract

We conduct a numerical investigation into wave propagation and localization in one-dimensional lattices subject to nonlinear disorder, focusing on cases with fixed input conditions. Utilizing a discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation with Kerr-type nonlinearity and a random coefficient, we compute the averages and variances of the transmittance, $T$, and its logarithm, as functions of the system size $L$, while maintaining constant intensity for the incident wave. In cases of purely nonlinear disorder, we observe power-law localization characterized by $⟨T⟩\propto L^{-{\gamma }_a}$ and $⟨\ln T⟩\approx -{\gamma }_g\ln L$ for sufficiently large $L$. At low input intensities, a transition from exponential to power-law decay in $⟨T⟩$ occurs as $L$ increases. The exponents ${\gamma }_a$ and ${\gamma }_g$ are nearly identical, converging to approximately 0.5 as the strength of the nonlinear disorder, $\beta$, increases. Additionally, the variance of $T$ decays according to a power law with an exponent close to 1, and the variance of $\ln T$ approaches a small constant as $L$ increases. These findings are consistent with an underlying log-normal distribution of $T$ and suggest that wave propagation behavior becomes nearly deterministic as the system size increases. When both linear and nonlinear disorders are present, we observe a transition from power-law to exponential decay in transmittance with increasing $L$ when the strength of linear disorder, $V$, is less than $\beta$. As $V$ increases, the region exhibiting power-law localization diminishes and eventually disappears when $V$ exceeds $\beta$, leading to standard Anderson localization.

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