Title :
Optical Soliton Molecules in Fiber Lasers
Author :
Grelu, Ph. ; Soto-Crespo, J.M. ; Akhmediev, N.
Author_Institution :
Laboratoire de Physique de l´´Université de Bourgogne, UMR 5027 du CNRS, B.P. 47870, 21078 Dijon, France email: philippe.grelu@u-bourgogne.fr
Abstract :
Recent experiments demonstrate that fiber laser cavities are able to support various multisoliton complexes, analogous to soliton molecules, which could have impact on optical information transmission or storage. These advances are guided by the concept of dissipative soliton.
Keywords :
Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical retarders; Optical solitons; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801025
