Dissipative dark-bright vector solitons in fiber lasers

• Main Authors: Hu, Xiao, Guo, Jun, Shao, Guo Dong, Song, Yufeng, Zhao, Luming, Li, Lei, Tang, Dingyuan
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics; Dissipative Solitons; Dark-bright Vector Solitons
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144328
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

We present detailed studies on dark-bright vector solitons formed in dispersion- and birefringence-managed fiber lasers sustained by either incoherent or coherent cross-polarization coupling. We show that even under strong influence of the gain bandwidth limitation, coupled dark-bright solitons could still be formed in a fiber laser. Unique features of the dissipative dark-bright vector solitons are studied both numerically and experimentally, and compared with those of the vector solitons formed in NLSE systems.