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PUBLICATIONS

Observation of Soliton Explosions

Published

Author(s)

S T. Cundiff, J M. Soto-Crespo, N N. Akhmediev

Abstract

We show, experimentally and numerically, that Ti: sapphire mode-locked lasers can operate in a regime in which they produce exploding solitons. This happens when the laser operates near a critical point. Explosions occur intermittently. They happen spontaneously, but external perturbations can trigger them. In stable conditions of operation all explosions have similar features, but are not identical. The characteristics of the explosions depend on the intracavity dispersion.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

lasers, solitons

Citation

Cundiff, S. , Soto-Crespo, J. and Akhmediev, N. (2008), Observation of Soliton Explosions, Physical Review Letters (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created October 16, 2008
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