Title :
Area theorem and energy quantization for dissipative optical solitons
Author :
Renninger, W.H. ; Chong, A. ; Wise, F.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
We derive a dissipative soliton area theorem that contrasts with other area theorems: the energy scales directly with the pulse duration, and the energy has an upper bound. Predictions are verified in a fiber oscillator.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical solitons; dissipative soliton area theorem; energy quantization; fiber laser; fiber oscillator; optical soliton; pulse duration; Equations; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Pulse shaping methods; Quantization; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and temporal solitons; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
