Simulating the polarization dynamics of ultrafast solitons

Avi Klein, Moti Fridman

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Abstract

We study the polarization dynamics of ultrafast solitons in mode-locked fiber lasers. We found that when a stable soliton is generated, its state-of-polarization shifts toward a stable state, and when the soliton is generated with excess power levels it experiences relaxation oscillations in its intensity and timing. On the other hand, when a soliton is generated in an unstable state-of-polarization, it either decays in intensity until it disappears, or its temporal width decreases until it explodes into several solitons, and then it disappears. All our results are supported by both experimental measurements and calculated results. For numerically modeling the dynamics of ultrafast solitons we resort to a non-Lagrangian approach for simulating coupled complex Ginzburg-Landau equations for the two components of the electric wave vector. Here we present the numerical code and results and explain in details how we obtained them.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationReal-time Measurements, Rogue Phenomena, and Single-Shot Applications VII
EditorsDaniel R. Solli, Georg Herink, Serge Bielawski
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510648432
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
EventReal-time Measurements, Rogue Phenomena, and Single-Shot Applications VII 2022 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 20 Feb 202224 Feb 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11986

Conference

ConferenceReal-time Measurements, Rogue Phenomena, and Single-Shot Applications VII 2022
CityVirtual, Online
Period20/02/2224/02/22

Keywords

  • four-wave mixing
  • optical data processing
  • temporal optics
  • time-lens

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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