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Effect of slow gain dynamics in mode-locked fiber lasers: Chirped soliton molecules

Philippe GreluFalk LedererAlexandr Zaviyalov

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Materials sciencebusiness.industryDynamics (mechanics)Physics::OpticsSoliton (optics)Laserlaw.inventionOpticsMode-lockinglawFiber laserOptoelectronicsMoleculePhysics::Atomic PhysicsbusinessNonlinear Sciences::Pattern Formation and Solitons

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We theoretically and experimentally demonstrate the pivotal role of the gain dynamics in the formation of chirped soliton molecules in mode-locked lasers. Such molecules are characterized by an increasing separation from leading to trailing pulses.

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