Hysteresis of dissipative soliton molecules in mode-locked fiber lasers

Aleksandr Zavyalov; Rumen Iliew; Oleg Eogrov; Falk Lederer

doi:10.1364/OL.34.003827

Hysteresis of dissipative soliton molecules in mode-locked fiber lasers

Aleksandr Zavyalov^*, Rumen Iliew, Oleg Eogrov, Falk Lederer

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We numerically demonstrate bistability of a robust dissipative soliton molecule with independently evolving phase in a normal dispersion mode-locked fiber laser. It is shown that the separation of the peaks exhibits a hysteretic behavior as a function of the pump energy. Physically this corresponds to the coexistence of two bound-state branches, one with chaotic dynamics and another one with periodic dynamics. The crucial role of gain saturation for the appearance of the hysteresis is revealed. We observe the period-doubling route to chaos.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3827-3829
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	34
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.34.003827
Publication status	Published - 15 Dec 2009

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