Integrable local and non-local vector Non-linear Schrodinger Equation with balanced loss and gain

The local and non-local vector Non-linear Schrodinger Equation (NLSE) with a general cubic non-linearity are considered in presence of a linear term characterized, in general, by a non-hermitian matrix which under certain condition incorporates balanced loss and gain and a linear coupling between the complex fields of the governing non-linear equations. It is shown that the systems posses a Lax pair and an infinite number of conserved quantities and hence integrable. Apart from the particular form of the local and non-local reductions, the systems are integrable when the matrix representing the linear term is pseudo hermitian with respect to the hermitian matrix comprising the generic cubic non-linearity. The inverse scattering transformation method is employed to find exact soliton solutions for both the local and non-local cases. Further, it is shown that the presence of the linear term restricts the possible form of the norming constants and hence the polarization vector. (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.