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J.m. Soto-crespo
Dissipative rogue wave generation from a mode-locked fiber laser experiment
Rare events of extremely high optical intensity are experimentally recorded at the output of a mode-locked fiber laser operating in a chaotic multiple-pulse regime. These fluctuations result from ceaseless nonlinear interactions between pulses.
Interactions and transformations of dissipative optical bullets
Nonlinear dissipation provides distinctive dynamical properties to optical bullets. According to the system parameters, the dynamical properties of single bullets range from fully stable to pulsating and instable bullets. We are here interested in the following stage, namely the interaction between several optical bullets.
Temporal Soliton “Molecules” in Mode-Locked Lasers: Collisions, Pulsations, and Vibrations
A few years after the discovery of the stable dissipative soliton pairs in passively mode-locked lasers, a large variety of multi-soliton complexes were studied in both experiments and numerical simulations, revealing interesting new behaviors. This chapter focuses on the following three subjects: collisions between dissipative solitons, pulsations of dissipative solitons, and vibrations of soliton pairs. Different outcomes of collisions between a soliton pair and a soliton singlet are discussed, showing possible experimental control in the formation or dissociation of ‘soliton molecules’. Long-period pulsations of single and multiple dissipative solitons are presented as limit cycles and o…
Roadmap to ultra-short record high-energy pulses out of laser systems
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Dissipative rogue wave generation in multiple-pulsing mode-locked fiber laser
Following the first experimental observation of a new mechanism leading to optical rogue wave (RW) formation briefly reported in Lecaplain et al (2012 Phys. Rev. Lett. 108 233901), we provide an extensive study of the experimental conditions under which these RWs can be detected. RWs originate from the nonlinear interactions of bunched chaotic pulses that propagate in a fiber laser cavity, and manifest as rare events of high optical intensity. The crucial influence of the electrical detection bandwidth is illustrated. We also clarify the observation of RWs with respect to other pulsating regimes, such as Q-switching instability, that also lead to L-shaped probability distribution functions.…
Stationary and Pulsating Dissipative Optical Bullets in Dissipative systems
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Multisoliton states and pulse fragmentation in a passively mode-locked fibre laser
We report the observation of a novel feature in the pulse emission characteristics of a passively mode-locked fibre ring laser. In both anomalous and normal path-averaged dispersion regimes, we show switching from stationary multisolitons, which comprise a small number of pulses, to large soliton trains. The abrupt transition between the two emission regimes is manifested in both ways. © 2004
Complexes and Molecules of Dissipative Solitons in Mode-Locked Lasers
Pulse-pulse interaction is a major issue in the development of high-repetition rate fiber laser sources or soliton-based optical transmission lines. The design of a suitable level of nonlinear dissipation, through nonlinear filters or saturable absorbers for instance, is able to improve significantly the stability of multiple pulse operation. The concept of a dissipative soliton has become an important tool for the exploration and the analysis of the multiple pulse dynamics, with mode-locked lasers and regenerated transmission lines as important applications [1,2]. Above all, the study of dissipative solitons has become a fertile area of nonlinear science with multidisciplinary implications…
Nonlinear dynamics of temporal optical soliton molecules in lasers
Recent experiments demonstrate that fiber laser cavities are able to support various multisoliton complexes, analogous to soliton molecules. These advances, which could have impact on optical information transmission or storage, are guided by the concept of dissipative soliton and supported by numerical simulations. DOI: 10.2529/PIERS060828120520 As passively mode-locked lasers rely strongly on nonlinear dissipation, there is a growing interest in understanding various pulse dynamics in terms of the dynamics of dissipative solitons [1]. In particular, the interaction between dissipative temporal solitons can lead to the formation of stable multi-soliton complexes. The stability of multi-sol…
Dissipative Solitons: present understanding, applications and new developments
Dissipative solitons form a new paradigm for the investigation of phenomena involving stable structures in nonlinear systems far from equilibrium. Basic principles can be applied to a wide range of phenomena in science. Recent results involving solitons and soliton complexes of the complex cubic-quintic Ginzburg–Landau equation are presented.
Stationary and Pulsating Dissipative Optical Bullets
We demonstrate the existence of stable optical light bullets in nonlinear dissipative media. Beyond the domain where stable bullets are found, unstable bullets show unusual behaviors, like "optical rockets", pulsating solutions or pattern formation.
Regions of Existence and Transformations of (3+1)-D Dissipative Optical Solitons
We demonstrate the existence of stable optical light bullets in nonlinear dissipative media featuring both normal and anomalous chromatic dispersion. Beyond the domain where stable bullets are found, unstable bullets can be transformed into "rockets".
Dissipative solitons and their interactions
Coupled soliton pairs in nonlinear dissipative systems can exist in various forms. They can be stationary, or they can pulsate periodically, quasi-periodically or chaotically, as is the case for single solitons. Each type is stable in the sense that a given bound state exists in the same form inde.nitely. Single solitons can be perfectly stable for a given set of parameters. However, this does not mean that a bound state formed from them is either stationary or stable. Moreover, their relations can be highly complicated. Such is the life of dissipative solitons. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Soliton pairs in a fiber laser: From anomalous to normal average dispersion regime
We report the observation of self phase-locked pulse pairs in a stretched-pulse fiber laser operating in the normal path-averaged dispersion regime. Numerical simulations agree with our experimental results. More insight is provided with a numerical comparison between intracavity profiles of pulse pairs in anomalous and in normal dispersion regimes. © 2003 Optical Society of America.
Dissipative solitons for mode-locked fiber lasers
The concept of a dissipative optical soliton is applied to interpret various pulse dynamics either predicted numerically or observed experimentally in passively mode-locked fiber lasers. The recently discovered “dissipative soliton resonance” phenomenon and “soliton rain” dynamics are highlighted as prominent examples.
Spatiotemporal optical solitons in nonlinear dissipative media: From stationary light bullets to pulsating complexes
Nonlinear dissipative systems display the full (3+1) D spatiotemporal dynamics of stable optical solitons. We review recent results that were obtained within the complex cubic-quintic Ginzburg-Landau equation model. Numerical simulations reveal the existence of stationary bell-shaped (3+1) D solitons for both anomalous and normal chromatic dispersion regimes, as well as the formation of double soliton complexes. We provide additional insight concerning the possible dynamics of these soliton complexes, consider collision cases between two solitons, and discuss the ways nonstationary evolution can lead to optical pattern formation. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.
Dissipative shock waves in all-normal-dispersion mode-locked fiber lasers
4 pags.; 4 figs.; OCIS codes: (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (140.3510) Lasers, fiber.
Vibrating temporal soliton pairs
The study of temporal multisoliton complexes in dissipative systems is of potential interest for the development of new schemes of optical data transport and processing. In the present work, we thus consider pulsations of a soliton pair that consist mainly in the oscillations of the temporal separation and phase relationship between the two pulses, so that the relative motion of the two bound solitons resembles a vibrational motion.
Optical Soliton Molecules in Fiber Lasers
Recent experiments demonstrate that fiber laser cavities are able to support various multisoliton complexes, analogous to soliton molecules, which could have impact on optical information transmission or storage. These advances are guided by the concept of dissipative soliton.
Dark- and bright-rogue-wave solutions for media with long-wave–short-wave resonance
5 pags.; 5 figs.; PACS number(s): 46.40.−f, 47.20.Ky, 47.35.−i, 47.52.+j
Stationary and pulsating dissipative light bullets from a collective variable approach
A collective variable approach is used to map domains of existence for (3+1) -dimensional spatiotemporal soliton solutions of a complex cubic-quintic Ginzburg-Landau equation. A rich variety of evolution behaviors, which include stationary and pulsating dissipative soliton dynamics, is revealed. Comparisons between the results obtained by the semianalytical approach of collective variables, and those obtained by a purely numerical approach show good agreement for a wide range of equation parameters. This also demonstrates the relevance of the semianalytical method for a systematic search of stability domains for spatiotemporal solitons, leading to a dramatic reduction of the computation tim…