  Using a generalized nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation, we investigate the
transformation of a fundamental rogue wave to a collection of solitons. Taking
the third-order dispersion, self-steepening, and Raman-induced self-frequency
shift as the generalizing effects, we systematically observe how a fundamental
rogue wave has an impact on its surrounding continuous wave background and
reshapes its own characteristics while a group of solitons are created. We show
that under the influence of the self-steepening effect, a finite-volume rogue
wave can transform into an infinite volume soliton. Also, we find that with the
Raman-induced self-frequency shift, a decelerating rogue wave generates a
red-shifted Raman radiation while the rogue wave itself turns into a
slow-moving soliton. We show that each of these effects has an element of
mechanism that favors the rogue wave to generate a group of solitons while the
rogue wave itself also becomes one of these solitons.

Pattern Formation and Solitons