Bound states of atomic Josephson vortices

Abstract

We study the existence and stability of the bound state Josephson vortices solution in two parallel quasi one-dimensional coupled Bose–Einstein condensates. The system can be elucidated by linearly coupled Gross–Pitaevskii equations. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of altering the strength of coupling between the two condensates over the stability of the bound-state Josephson vortices. It is found that the stability of bound-state Josephson vortices depends on the value of coupling strength. However, at a critical value of coupling parameter, the Josephson vortices solution transforms into a coupled dark soliton.