DocumentCode
1991957
Title
Observation of a temporal symmetry breaking instability in a synchronously-pumped passive fibre ring cavity
Author
Xu, Yiqing ; Coen, Stéphane
Author_Institution
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
fYear
2011
fDate
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Firstpage
805
Lastpage
807
Abstract
With an optical fibre ring cavity, we observe experimentally a spontaneous temporal symmetry breaking. Intracavity pulses acquire a completely asymmetric profile, with a peak strongly off-centre with respect to the symmetric pump pulses.
Keywords
laser beams; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre amplifiers; optical pumping; ring lasers; asymmetric profile; intracavity pulses; spontaneous temporal symmetry breaking; symmetric pump pulses; synchronously-pumped passive optical fibre ring cavity; Cavity resonators; Couplers; Optical bistability; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Power generation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1939-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194029
Filename
6194029
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