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Interaction of the fluxon with the finite size dipole impurity in the long Josephson junction is investigated. The impurity has polarity and will be referred to as a {\it dipole} impurity because it also has a direction and, consequently, changes its sign under the space inversion transform $x \to -x$. Such a model is used to describe the inductively coupled to the Josephson transmission line qubit and the misaligned Abrikosov vortex that penetrates into the long Josephson junction. We derive the approximate equations of motion for the fluxon center of mass and its velocity. With the help of these equations we demonstrate that pinning and scattering of the fluxon on the impurity differs significantly from the case of the point impurity which is modelled by the derivative of the Dirac's $\delta$-function, Comment: 7 figures; Phys. Lett. A (in press)

The dc-biased annular array of three-junction asymmetric superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) is investigated. The existence of embedded solitons (solitons that exist despite the resonance with the linear waves) is demonstrated both in the unbiased Hamiltonian limit and in the dc-biased and damped case on the current-voltage characteristics (CVCs) of the array. The existence diagram on the parameter plane is constructed. The signatures of the embedded solitons manifest themselves as inaccessible voltage intervals on the CVCs. The upper boundary of these intervals is proportional to the embedded soliton velocity.

Topological solitons can propagate without radiation in discrete media. These solutions are known as embedded solitons (ES). They come as isolated solutions and exist despite their resonance with the linear spectrum of the respective lattices. In this paper the properties of embedded solitons in the discrete double sine-Gordon equation with the next-neighbor and second-neighbor interactions are investigated. Depending on the sign of these interactions they can be either destructive or favorable for the ES creation. The ES existence area depends on the width of the linear spectrum: narrowing of the spectrum widens the ES existence range and vice versa. The application to the Josephson junction arrays is discussed., 4 figures

The soliton mobility in the discrete double sine-Gordon (DDbSG) equation is investigated. This equation is used as a model of various physical applications, including the arrays of small Josephson junctions. In particular, it describes the array of asymmetric three-junction superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) with one junction in one arm of the SQUID and two junctions in another arm of it. The DDbSG equation is investigated both in the hamiltonian limit and in the presence of dissipation and dc bias. The existence of perfectly localized embedded solitons that can propagate with some selected values of velocity has been demonstrated numerically with the help of the pseudo-spectral method. The embedded soliton existence diagram is constructed on the parameter plane. The signatures of the embedded solitons on the current-voltage curves of the array are discussed.

Fluxon dynamics in the dc-biased array of asymmetric three-junction superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) is investigated. The array of SQUIDs is described by the discrete double sine-Gordon equation. It appears that this equation possesses a finite set of velocities at which the fluxon propagates with the constant shape and without radiation. The signatures of these velocities appear on the respective current-voltage characteristics of the array as inaccessible voltage intervals (gaps). The critical depinning current has a clear minimum as a function of the asymmetry parameter (the ratio of the critical currents of the left and right junctions of the SQUID), which coincides with the minimum of the Peierls-Nabarro potential.

Interaction of a fluxon in the two-dimensional large Josephson junction with the finite area inhomogeneity is studied within the sine-Gordon theory. The spectral density of the emitted plane waves is computed exactly for the rectangular and rhombic inhomogeneities. Total emitted energy as a function of the fluxon velocity exhibits at least one local maximum. Connection to the previously studied limiting cases including the point impurity and the one-dimensional limit has been performed. An important feature o f the emitted energy as a function of the fluxon velocity is a clear maximum (or maxima). The dependence of these maxima on the geometric properties of the impurity has been studied in detail., 13 pages, 10 figures. Substantially revised version

Fluxon transmission through impurities of different shape in a quasi-one-dimensional long Josephson junction is investigated. The junction width is significantly less than its length but, at the same time, is of the order of the Josephson penetration length $\lambda_J$ or exceeds it. The retrapping current on the impurities of the point, line and rectangular shape is computed as a function of the junction width both numerically and analytically. Good agreement between the analytic formulae and the numerical simulation results for the intermediate (several $\lambda_J$) junction width is observed., Comment: 4 Figures, submitted to Phys. Lett. A