Dispersion-managed soliton molecules in a near zero-dispersion fiber laser

Physics phenomena of multipulse compounds have enriched the life of ultrashort pulses beyond traditional pulse singlets in passively mode-locked fiber lasers. By developing a near zero-dispersion fiber laser, we report on the generation of dispersion-managed soliton (DMS) molecules. During propagati...

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Main Authors: Luo, Yiyang, Xiang, Yang, Liu, Bowen, Qin, Yingxiong, Sun, Qizhen, Tang, Xiahui, Shum, Perry Ping
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1422792020-06-25T02:22:00Z Dispersion-managed soliton molecules in a near zero-dispersion fiber laser Luo, Yiyang Xiang, Yang Liu, Bowen Qin, Yingxiong Sun, Qizhen Tang, Xiahui Shum, Perry Ping School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering CNRS-International-NTU-Thales Research Alliance Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Fiber Diode-pumped and Mode-locked Lasers Physics phenomena of multipulse compounds have enriched the life of ultrashort pulses beyond traditional pulse singlets in passively mode-locked fiber lasers. By developing a near zero-dispersion fiber laser, we report on the generation of dispersion-managed soliton (DMS) molecules. During propagation in the laser cavity, the broadband DMSs experience a breathing process (i.e., periodic compression and stretch of the pulse width), which facilitates various molecule evolutions from pulse singlets. In particular, tightly bound DMS pairs, loosely bound DMS pairs and three-pulse to eleven-pulse molecules are respectively observed. Apart from the aforementioned DMS molecules with equal pulse separations, unequally spaced DMS molecules with different multipulse structures are also obtained, typically including the (2 + 1)-type molecule and the (2 + 3 + 1)-type molecule. The investigation of DMS molecules characterized by versatile multipulse structures is of both fundamental scientific interests in soliton dynamics and potential applications of ultrahigh-capacity optics communications based on advanced modulation formats. Published version 2020-06-18T05:49:10Z 2020-06-18T05:49:10Z 2018 Journal Article Luo, Y., Xiang, Y., Liu, B., Qin, Y., Sun, Q., Tang, X., & Shum, P. P. (2018). Dispersion-managed soliton molecules in a near zero-dispersion fiber laser. IEEE Photonics Journal, 10(6), 7105210-. doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2018.2874949 1943-0655 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142279 10.1109/JPHOT.2018.2874949 2-s2.0-85054678185 6 10 en IEEE Photonics Journal © 2018 IEEE. This journal is 100% open access, which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. Articles accepted before 12 June 2019 were published under a CC BY 3.0 or the IEEE Open Access Publishing Agreement license. Questions about copyright policies or reuse rights may be directed to the IEEE Intellectual Property Rights Office at +1-732-562-3966 or copyrights@ieee.org. application/pdf
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topic Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Fiber
Diode-pumped and Mode-locked Lasers
spellingShingle Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Fiber
Diode-pumped and Mode-locked Lasers
Luo, Yiyang
Xiang, Yang
Liu, Bowen
Qin, Yingxiong
Sun, Qizhen
Tang, Xiahui
Shum, Perry Ping
Dispersion-managed soliton molecules in a near zero-dispersion fiber laser
description Physics phenomena of multipulse compounds have enriched the life of ultrashort pulses beyond traditional pulse singlets in passively mode-locked fiber lasers. By developing a near zero-dispersion fiber laser, we report on the generation of dispersion-managed soliton (DMS) molecules. During propagation in the laser cavity, the broadband DMSs experience a breathing process (i.e., periodic compression and stretch of the pulse width), which facilitates various molecule evolutions from pulse singlets. In particular, tightly bound DMS pairs, loosely bound DMS pairs and three-pulse to eleven-pulse molecules are respectively observed. Apart from the aforementioned DMS molecules with equal pulse separations, unequally spaced DMS molecules with different multipulse structures are also obtained, typically including the (2 + 1)-type molecule and the (2 + 3 + 1)-type molecule. The investigation of DMS molecules characterized by versatile multipulse structures is of both fundamental scientific interests in soliton dynamics and potential applications of ultrahigh-capacity optics communications based on advanced modulation formats.
author2 School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
author_facet School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Luo, Yiyang
Xiang, Yang
Liu, Bowen
Qin, Yingxiong
Sun, Qizhen
Tang, Xiahui
Shum, Perry Ping
format Article
author Luo, Yiyang
Xiang, Yang
Liu, Bowen
Qin, Yingxiong
Sun, Qizhen
Tang, Xiahui
Shum, Perry Ping
author_sort Luo, Yiyang
title Dispersion-managed soliton molecules in a near zero-dispersion fiber laser
title_short Dispersion-managed soliton molecules in a near zero-dispersion fiber laser
title_full Dispersion-managed soliton molecules in a near zero-dispersion fiber laser
title_fullStr Dispersion-managed soliton molecules in a near zero-dispersion fiber laser
title_full_unstemmed Dispersion-managed soliton molecules in a near zero-dispersion fiber laser
title_sort dispersion-managed soliton molecules in a near zero-dispersion fiber laser
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