Observation of Optical Chaotic Solitons and Modulated Subharmonic Route to Chaos in Mode-Locked Laser
Huiyu Kang, Anran Zhou, Ying Zhang, Xiuqi Wu, Bo Yuan, Junsong Peng, Christophe Finot, Sonia Boscolo, Heping Zeng
Abstract
We reveal a new scenario for the transition of solitons to chaos in a mode-locked fiber laser: the modulated subharmonic route. Its universality is confirmed in two different laser configurations, namely, a figure-of-eight and a ring laser. Numerical simulations of the laser models agree well with the experiments. The modulated subharmonic route to chaos could stimulate parallel research in many nonlinear physical systems.
Topics & Concepts
SubharmonicCHAOS (operating system)ChaoticPhysicsLaserMode (computer interface)Optical chaosQuantum electrodynamicsStatistical physicsNonlinear systemOpticsQuantum mechanicsSemiconductor laser theoryComputer scienceOperating systemComputer securityArtificial intelligenceAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesNonlinear Dynamics and Pattern FormationLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications