High-energy soliton fission dynamics in multimode GRIN fiber
Mario Zitelli, Fabio Mangini, Mario Ferraro, Alioune Niang, Denis Kharenko, Stefan Wabnitz
Abstract
The process of high-energy soliton fission is experimentally and numerically investigated in a graded-index multimode fiber. Fission dynamics is analyzed by comparing experimental observations and simulations. A novel nonlinear propagation regime is observed, where solitons produced by the fission have a nearly constant Raman wavelength shift and same pulse width over a wide range of soliton energies.
Topics & Concepts
FissionSolitonPhysicsOpticsMulti-mode optical fiberNonlinear opticsPulse (music)WavelengthSelf-phase modulationOptical fiberNonlinear systemRaman scatteringDynamics (music)Range (aeronautics)Zero-dispersion wavelengthPhotonic-crystal fiberUltrashort pulseRaman spectroscopyDoppler broadeningWave propagationPhase conjugationRefractive indexTransient (computer programming)Pulse shapingPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesNonlinear Photonic Systems