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Dissipative solitons for mode-locked lasers
Philippe GreluNail Akhmedievsubject
Field (physics)NORMAL-DISPERSIONOPTICAL SOLITONSBOUND-STATES01 natural sciencesSIMILARITON FIBER LASERlaw.invention010309 opticsDissipative solitonOpticslawFiber laser0103 physical sciencesGINZBURG-LANDAU EQUATION010306 general physicsNonlinear Sciences::Pattern Formation and SolitonsCAVITY SOLITONSQuantum opticsPhysicsLOCALIZED STRUCTURESbusiness.industrySaturable absorptionLaserAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsSATURABLE-ABSORBERElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsBiophotonicsNonlinear Sciences::Exactly Solvable and Integrable SystemsQuantum electrodynamicsDissipative systembusinessTI-SAPPHIRE LASERPULSE ENERGYdescription
International audience; Dissipative solitons are localized formations of an electromagnetic field that are balanced through an energy exchange with the environment in presence of nonlinearity, dispersion and/or diffraction. Their growing use in the area of passively mode-locked lasers is remarkable: the concept of a dissipative soliton provides an excellent framework for understanding complex pulse dynamics and stimulates innovative cavity designs. Reciprocally, the field of mode-locked lasers serves as an ideal playground for testing the concept of dissipative solitons and revealing their unusual dynamics. This Review provides basic definitions of dissipative solitons, summarizes their implications for the design of high-energy mode-locked fibre laser cavities, highlights striking emerging dynamics such as dissipative soliton molecules, pulsations, explosions and rain, and finally provides an outlook for dissipative light bullets.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-02-01 | Nature Photonics |