Title :
Bound States of Vector Dissipative Solitons
Author :
Zhao, L.M. ; Tang, D.Y. ; Zhang, H. ; Wu, X.
Author_Institution :
Jiangsu Key Lab. of Adv. Laser Mater. & Devices, Jiangsu Normal Univ., Xuzhou, China
Abstract :
We report on the first experimental observation of bound states of vector dissipative solitons (VDSs) in an erbium-doped fiber laser mode locked with a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror and operated in the normal dispersion regime. Bound states of either the coherently coupled VDSs or the incoherently coupled VDSs were obtained. No polarization evolution was observed for either of the bound VDSs. Both types of bound VDSs have a fixed soliton separation, which is invariant to the laser operation condition. Numerical simulations confirm the experimental observations.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; optical solitons; VDS; bound states; erbium-doped fiber laser; laser mode locking; laser operation condition; normal dispersion regime; semiconductor saturable absorber mirror; vector dissipative solitons; Cavity resonators; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical solitons; Fiber lasers; Mode-locked lasers; Pulse propagation; Solitons; mode-locked lasers; pulse propagation; solitons;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOT.2015.2496349
