Abstract
Real-time access to the internal ultrafast dynamics of complex dissipative optical systems opens new explorations of pulse-pulse interactions and dynamic patterns. We present the first direct experimental evidence of the internal motion of a dissipative optical soliton molecule generated in a passively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser. We map the internal motion of a soliton pair molecule by using a dispersive Fourier-transform imaging technique, revealing different categories of internal pulsations, including vibrationlike and phase drifting dynamics. Our experiments agree well with numerical predictions and bring insights to the analogy between self-organized states of lights and states of the matter.
- Received 5 February 2017
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.243901
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Synopsis
Coupled Solitons Jiggle Like Molecules
Published 13 June 2017
Pairs of solitons traveling in an optical fiber behave like a vibrating molecule.
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