Rains of solitons in a fiber laser

doi:10.1364/OE.17.011776

Rains of solitons in a fiber laser

Souad Chouli and Philippe Grelu »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 14, pp. 11776-11781 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.011776

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Abstract

We report a novel and intriguing nonlinear dynamics observed in a fiber laser cavity, in which soliton pulses are created from an extended noisy background and drift until they reach a condensed phase comprising several tens of aggregated solitons. This soliton flow can be adjusted with manual cavity tuning, and can even be triggered by the injection of an external low-power cw laser.

OCIS Codes
(140.3510) Lasers and laser optics : Lasers, fiber
(140.4050) Lasers and laser optics : Mode-locked lasers
(190.5530) Nonlinear optics : Pulse propagation and temporal solitons

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: April 15, 2009
Revised Manuscript: May 12, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: May 12, 2009
Published: June 29, 2009

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Souad Chouli and Philippe Grelu, "Rains of solitons in a fiber laser," Opt. Express 17, 11776-11781 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-14-11776

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Ph. Grelu, and J. M. Soto-Crespo, “Temporal soliton molecules in mode-locked lasers: collisions, pulsations and vibrations,” in Dissipative solitons: from optics to biology and medicine, N. Akhmediev and A. Ankiewicz, eds. (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2008). [CrossRef]
J. M. Soto-Crespo, M. Grapinet, Ph. Grelu, and N. Akhmediev, “Bifurcations and multiple-period soliton pulsations in a passively mode-locked fiber laser,” Phys. Rev. E Stat. Nonlin. Soft Matter Phys. 70(6), 066612 (2004). [CrossRef]
Ph. Grelu and N. Akhmediev, “Group interactions of dissipative solitons in a laser cavity: the case of 2+1,” Opt. Express 12(14), 3184–3189 (2004), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-12-14-3184 . [CrossRef]
M. Olivier, V. Roy, M. Piché, and F. Babin, “Pulse collisions in the stretched-pulse fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 29(13), 1461–1463 (2004). [CrossRef]
M. Grapinet and Ph. Grelu, “Vibrating soliton pairs in a mode-locked laser cavity,” Opt. Lett. 31(14), 2115–2117 (2006). [CrossRef]
J. M. Soto-Crespo, Ph. Grelu, N. Akhmediev, and N. Devine, “Soliton complexes in dissipative systems: vibrating, shaking, and mixed soliton pairs,” Phys. Rev. E Stat. Nonlin. Soft Matter Phys. 75(1), 016613 (2007). [CrossRef]
Ph. Grelu and J. M. Soto-Crespo, “Multisoliton states and pulse fragmentation in a passively mode-locked fibre laser,” J. Opt. B. 6, S271–S278 (2004). [CrossRef]
A. Haboucha, H. Leblond, M. Salhi, A. Komarov, and F. Sanchez, “Analysis of soliton pattern formation in passively mode-locked fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A 78(4), 043806 (2008). [CrossRef]
S. Wabnitz, “Control of soliton train transmission, storage, and clock recovery by cw light injection,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 13(12), 2739–2749 (1996). [CrossRef]
J. M. Soto-Crespo, N. Akhmediev, Ph. Grelu, and F. Belhache, “Quantized separations of phase-locked soliton pairs in fiber lasers,” Opt. Lett. 28(19), 1757–1759 (2003). [CrossRef]
D. Y. Tang, L. M. Zhao, B. Zhao, and A. Q. Liu, “Mechanism of multisoliton formation and soliton energy quantization in passively mode-locked fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A 72(4), 043816 (2005). [CrossRef]
A. Komarov, K. Komarov, H. Leblond, and F. Sanchez, “Spectral-selective management of dissipative solitons in passive mode-locked fibre lasers,” J. Opt. A, Pure Appl. Opt. 9(12), 1149–1156 (2007). [CrossRef]
V. Matsas, T. Newson, D. Richardson, and D. Payne, “Selfstarting passively mode-locked fibre ring soliton laser exploiting nonlinear polarisation rotation,” Electron. Lett. 28(15), 1391–1392 (1992). [CrossRef]
G. Martel, C. Chédot, A. Hideur, and Ph. Grelu, “Numerical Maps for Fiber Lasers Mode Locked with Nonlinear Polarization Evolution: Comparison with Semi-Analytical Models,” Fib. Integr. Opt. 27(5), 320–340 (2008). [CrossRef]
J. P. Gordon, “Dispersive perturbations of solitons of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 9(1), 91–97 (1992). [CrossRef]
J. M. Soto-Crespo, N. Akhmediev, and G. Town, “Continuous-wave versus pulse regime in a passively mode-locked laser with a fast saturable absorber,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 19(2), 234–242 (2002). [CrossRef]
A. Gordon, O. Gat, B. Fischer, and F. Kärtner, “Self-starting of passive mode locking,” Opt. Express 14(23), 11142–11154 (2006), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-23-11142 . [CrossRef]

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[1] Ph. Grelu, and J. M. Soto-Crespo, “Temporal soliton molecules in mode-locked lasers: collisions, pulsations and vibrations,” in Dissipative solitons: from optics to biology and medicine, N. Akhmediev and A. Ankiewicz, eds. (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2008). [CrossRef]

[2] J. M. Soto-Crespo, M. Grapinet, Ph. Grelu, and N. Akhmediev, “Bifurcations and multiple-period soliton pulsations in a passively mode-locked fiber laser,” Phys. Rev. E Stat. Nonlin. Soft Matter Phys. 70(6), 066612 (2004). [CrossRef]

[3] Ph. Grelu and N. Akhmediev, “Group interactions of dissipative solitons in a laser cavity: the case of 2+1,” Opt. Express 12(14), 3184–3189 (2004), http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=OPEX-12-14-3184 . [CrossRef]

[4] M. Olivier, V. Roy, M. Piché, and F. Babin, “Pulse collisions in the stretched-pulse fiber laser,” Opt. Lett. 29(13), 1461–1463 (2004). [CrossRef]

[5] M. Grapinet and Ph. Grelu, “Vibrating soliton pairs in a mode-locked laser cavity,” Opt. Lett. 31(14), 2115–2117 (2006). [CrossRef]

[6] J. M. Soto-Crespo, Ph. Grelu, N. Akhmediev, and N. Devine, “Soliton complexes in dissipative systems: vibrating, shaking, and mixed soliton pairs,” Phys. Rev. E Stat. Nonlin. Soft Matter Phys. 75(1), 016613 (2007). [CrossRef]

[7] Ph. Grelu and J. M. Soto-Crespo, “Multisoliton states and pulse fragmentation in a passively mode-locked fibre laser,” J. Opt. B. 6, S271–S278 (2004). [CrossRef]

[8] A. Haboucha, H. Leblond, M. Salhi, A. Komarov, and F. Sanchez, “Analysis of soliton pattern formation in passively mode-locked fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A 78(4), 043806 (2008). [CrossRef]

[9] S. Wabnitz, “Control of soliton train transmission, storage, and clock recovery by cw light injection,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 13(12), 2739–2749 (1996). [CrossRef]

[10] J. M. Soto-Crespo, N. Akhmediev, Ph. Grelu, and F. Belhache, “Quantized separations of phase-locked soliton pairs in fiber lasers,” Opt. Lett. 28(19), 1757–1759 (2003). [CrossRef]

[11] D. Y. Tang, L. M. Zhao, B. Zhao, and A. Q. Liu, “Mechanism of multisoliton formation and soliton energy quantization in passively mode-locked fiber lasers,” Phys. Rev. A 72(4), 043816 (2005). [CrossRef]

[12] A. Komarov, K. Komarov, H. Leblond, and F. Sanchez, “Spectral-selective management of dissipative solitons in passive mode-locked fibre lasers,” J. Opt. A, Pure Appl. Opt. 9(12), 1149–1156 (2007). [CrossRef]

[13] V. Matsas, T. Newson, D. Richardson, and D. Payne, “Selfstarting passively mode-locked fibre ring soliton laser exploiting nonlinear polarisation rotation,” Electron. Lett. 28(15), 1391–1392 (1992). [CrossRef]

[14] G. Martel, C. Chédot, A. Hideur, and Ph. Grelu, “Numerical Maps for Fiber Lasers Mode Locked with Nonlinear Polarization Evolution: Comparison with Semi-Analytical Models,” Fib. Integr. Opt. 27(5), 320–340 (2008). [CrossRef]

[15] J. P. Gordon, “Dispersive perturbations of solitons of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 9(1), 91–97 (1992). [CrossRef]

[16] J. M. Soto-Crespo, N. Akhmediev, and G. Town, “Continuous-wave versus pulse regime in a passively mode-locked laser with a fast saturable absorber,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 19(2), 234–242 (2002). [CrossRef]

[17] A. Gordon, O. Gat, B. Fischer, and F. Kärtner, “Self-starting of passive mode locking,” Opt. Express 14(23), 11142–11154 (2006), http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-23-11142 . [CrossRef]

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