Observation of polarization-locked vector solitons in an optical fiber

S. T. Cundiff; B. C. Collings; N. N. Akhmediev; J. M. Soto-Crespo; K. Bergman; W. H. Knox

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.3988

Observation of polarization-locked vector solitons in an optical fiber

S. T. Cundiff, B. C. Collings, N. N. Akhmediev, J. M. Soto-Crespo, K. Bergman, W. H. Knox

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We observe polarization-locked vector solitons in a mode-locked fiber laser. Temporal vector solitons have components along both birefringent axes. Despite different phase velocities due to linear birefringence, the relative phase of the components is locked at ±π/2. The value of ±π/2 and component magnitudes agree with a simple analysis of the Kerr nonlinearity. These fragile phase-locked vector solitons have been the subject of much theoretical conjecture, but have previously eluded experimental observation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3988-3991
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	82
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.3988
Publication status	Published - 1999

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