Real-time observation of chaotic and periodic explosions in a mode-locked Tm-doped fiber laser
Junjie Zeng, Michelle Y. Sander
Abstract
We experimentally characterize the dynamics of soliton explosions in a transient chaotic state between a single and double pulsing state, as well as periodic explosions induced by soliton collisions in a dual wavelength soliton state. These explosions occurring in a thulium-doped linear fiber laser with net anomalous dispersion are characterized with real-time measurements based on a modified time-stretched dispersive Fourier transform method relying on second-harmonic generation.
Topics & Concepts
Fiber laserOpticsSolitonDispersion (optics)ChaoticLaserPhysicsMode-lockingFiberFourier transformMaterials scienceNonlinear systemQuantum mechanicsArtificial intelligenceComposite materialComputer scienceAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics