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Rogue waves among noiselike-pulse laser emission: An experimental investigation

Ph. GreluCaroline Lecaplain

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PhysicsSeries (mathematics)business.industryPhysics::OpticsRing laserLaser01 natural sciencesAtomic and Molecular Physics and Opticslaw.inventionPulsed laser deposition010309 opticsOpticslawFiber laser0103 physical sciencesA fibersRogue wave010306 general physicsbusinessSign (mathematics)

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We investigate experimental conditions in a fiber ring laser where noiselike-pulse emission fulfills the rogue wave criteria, highlighting the influence of the chromatic dispersion sign as well as the pivotal role of the pulse measurement design. While pulse-energy rogue waves are exclusively detected in the anomalous dispersion regime, spectral rogue waves are recorded for both positive and negative dispersions. To reveal $\mathsf{L}\text{-shaped}$ statistical series compatible with the generation of spectral rogue wave events, the dispersive Fourier-transform method is implemented to study the shot-to-shot spectral fluctuations of the laser output.

https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.90.013805