• DocumentCode
    376506
  • Title

    Coexistence of a multiplicity of stable and unstable solitons in fiber lasers

  • Author

    Akhmediev, N. ; Soto-Crespo, J.M. ; Chiang, K.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Sci. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    15-19 July 2001
  • Abstract
    We show that fiber lasers can have a multiplicity of stationary solutions in the form of both stable and unstable solitons. As a model equation, we use the complex cubic-quintic Ginzburg-Landau equation.
  • Keywords
    Ginzburg-Landau theory; fibre lasers; laser stability; optical solitons; amplitude profiles; complex cubic-quintic Ginzburg-Landau equation; dissipative solitons; doped optical fiber; fiber lasers; model equation; soliton growth rates; stable solitons; stationary solutions multiplicity; unstable solitons; Fiber lasers; Gain; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Solitons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Chiba, Japan
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6738-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970814
  • Filename
    970814