Bifurcations of Dissipative Solitons

Self-organised ultra-short pulses, called solitons, are basic carriers of bits of information in optics. 'All-optical' systems need the means to generate these pulses and ensure that they are stable in transmission links. This project aims to find and investigate novel phenomena related to passively mode-locked lasers and optical communication links with nonlinear amplifiers. In particular, the project aims to study bifurcations between various regimes of pulse generation and transmission and stability of solitons in each regime. The development of new knowledge and techniques that will allow us to usefully exploit these ultra-short pulses in telecommunications and information processing is our goal.