Title :
Observation of exploding solitons in a modelocked laser
Author :
Cundiff, S.T. ; Soto-Crespo, J.M. ; Akhmediev, N.
Author_Institution :
Joint Inst. for Lab. Astrophys., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally observe exploding solitons in an ultrafast modelocked Ti:sapphire laser. These observations confirm theoretical predictions of such instabilities. Numerical simulations, which include the periodicity inherent in a laser, provide results similar to the experimental observation.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; optical solitons; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; exploding solitons; instabilities; periodicity; ultrafast mode locked Ti:sapphire laser; Australia; Dispersion; Equations; Explosions; Filtering; Gain; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical propagation; Solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2001. QELS '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-663-X
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2001.962250
