Infinite hierarchy of solitons: Interaction of Kerr nonlinearity with even orders of dispersion
Antoine F. J. Runge, Y. Long Qiang, Tristram J. Alexander, M. Z. Rafat, Darren D. Hudson, Andrea Blanco‐Redondo, C. Martijn de Sterke
Abstract
The authors demonstrate the existence of optical solitons arising from the balance between self-phase modulation and negative, pure, even high-order dispersion using a fiber laser incorporating a spectral pulse shaper.
Topics & Concepts
Dispersion (optics)PhysicsNonlinear systemModulation (music)HierarchyPulse (music)Self-phase modulationKerr effectOpticsNonlinear opticsQuantum mechanicsAcousticsDetectorEconomicsMarket economyAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics