Composite solitons in optical systems with fast and slow saturable absorbers

N. N. Akhmediev; J. M. Soto-Crespo

doi:10.1117/12.347937

Composite solitons in optical systems with fast and slow saturable absorbers

N. N. Akhmediev^*, J. M. Soto-Crespo

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We present a review of known and new theoretical results on short-pulse propagation in optical systems with either slow or fast saturable absorbers. The analysis is based on using a modified complex Ginzburg-Landau equation. We show that in addition to the normal `plain pulse' solutions, various other types of composite pulse solutions can exist. These composite solutions are formed from simpler solutions and may be considered as bound states of plain solitons or plain solitons and fronts. In the former case the bound states can be analyzed using the `interaction plane' and balance equations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-316
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	3666
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.347937
Publication status	Published - 1999
Event	Proceedings of the 1998 International Conferenceon Fiber and Photonics - New Dehli, India Duration: 14 Dec 1998 → 18 Dec 1998

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