We present a general result of approximate controllability for the bilinear Schrödinger equation (with wave function varying in the unit sphere of an infinite dimensional Hilbert space), under the hypothesis that the Schrödinger operator has discrete spectrum and that the control potential couples all eigenstates. The control method is based on a tracking procedure for the Galerkin approximatio...

Collapse of (1+1)-dimensional beams in the inhomogeneous one-dimensional quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation is analyzed both numerically and analytically. It is shown that in the vicinity of a narrow attractive inhomogeneity, the collapse of beams in which the homogeneous medium would blow up may be delayed and even arrested.

As an important model in quantum semiconductor devices, the Schrödinger-Poisson equations have generated widespread interests in both analysis and numerical simulations in recent years. In this paper, we present Gaussian beam methods for the numerical simulation of the one-dimensional Schrodinger-Poisson equations. The Gaussian beam methods for high frequency waves outperform the geometrical op...

A selfconsistent model for charged particles, accounting for quantum confinement, diffusive transport and electrostatic interaction is considered. The electrostatic potential is a solution of a three dimensional Poisson equation with the particle density as the source term. This density is the product of a two dimensional surface density and that of a one dimensional mixed quantum state. The su...

Collapse of (2+1)-dimensional beams in the inhomogeneous two-dimensional cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation is analyzed numerically and analytically. It is shown that in the vicinity of a narrow attractive inhomogeneity, the collapse of beams that in a homogeneous medium would collapse may be arrested under certain circumstances.

A Lyapounov-based approach for trajectory tracking of the Schrödinger equation is proposed. In the finite dimensional case, convergence is analyzed: the connection between the controllability of the linear tangent approximation around the reference trajectory and asymptotic tracking is studied. Closed-loop simulations of a physical example illustrate the interest of such feedback laws for large...

We demonstrate that families of vortex solitons are possible in a bidispersive three-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation. These solutions can be considered as extensions of two-dimensional dark vortex solitons which, along the third dimension, remain localized due to the interplay between dispersion and nonlinearity. Such vortex solitons can be observed in optical media with normal dispe...