• DocumentCode
    499766
  • Title

    Area theorem and energy quantization for dissipative optical solitons

  • Author

    Renninger, W.H. ; Chong, A. ; Wise, F.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We derive a dissipative soliton area theorem that contrasts with other area theorems: the energy scales directly with the pulse duration, and the energy has an upper bound. Predictions are verified in a fiber oscillator.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; optical solitons; dissipative soliton area theorem; energy quantization; fiber laser; fiber oscillator; optical soliton; pulse duration; Equations; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse shaping methods; Quantization; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and temporal solitons; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225126