Polarization-locked temporal vector solitons in a fiber laser: theory

Citation
Jm. Soto-crespo et al., Polarization-locked temporal vector solitons in a fiber laser: theory, J OPT SOC B, 17(3), 2000, pp. 366-372
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
07403224 → ACNP
Volume
17
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
366 - 372
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(200003)17:3<366:PTVSIA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Stable polarization-locked temporal vector solitons are found in a saturabl e absorber mode-locked fiber laser with weak cavity birefringence. The syst em is theoretically modeled with two coupled complex Ginzburg-Landau equati ons that include fiber birefringence, spectral filtering, saturable gain, a nd slow saturable absorption. The solutions to this system are similar to t hose for elliptically polarized vector solitons in a lossless birefringent fiber. Numerical simulations show qualitative agreement with experimental r esults. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America [S0740-3224(00)00603-2] OCIS co des: 190.5530, 260.1440, 260.5210, 140.3510, 140.4050.