Dark Soliton Fiber Laser
Optics
2009-05-08 v3 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
We report on the experimental observation of stable dark solitons in an all normal dispersion fiber laser. We found experimentally that dark soliton formation is a generic feature of the fiber laser under strong continuous wave (CW) emission. However, only under appropriate pump strength and negative cavity feedback, stable single or multiple dark soliton could be achieved. Furthermore, we show that the features of the observed dark solitons could be well understood based on the nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLSE).
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Cite
@article{arxiv.0903.1968,
title = {Dark Soliton Fiber Laser},
author = {H. Zhang and D. Y. Tang and L. M. Zhao and X. Wu and Q. L. Bao and K. P. Loh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.1968},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
14 pages, 6 figures, submitted to optics letters