Analysis and design of fibers for pure-quartic solitons

The recently discovered pure-quartic solitons, arising from the interaction of quartic dispersion and Kerr nonlinearity, open the door to unexplored soliton regimes and ultrafast laser science. Here, we report a general analysis of the dispersion and nonlinear properties necessary to observe pure-qu...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 7786 - 7796
Main Authors Lo, Chih-Wei, Stefani, A, de Sterke, C Martijn, Blanco-Redondo, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 19.03.2018
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Summary:The recently discovered pure-quartic solitons, arising from the interaction of quartic dispersion and Kerr nonlinearity, open the door to unexplored soliton regimes and ultrafast laser science. Here, we report a general analysis of the dispersion and nonlinear properties necessary to observe pure-quartic solitons in optical platforms. We apply this analysis, in combination with numerical calculations, to the design of pure-quartic soliton supporting microstructured optical fibers. The designs presented here, which have realistic fabrication tolerances, support unperturbed pure-quartic soliton propagation providing access to an unmatched platform to study novel soliton physics.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.26.007786