Experimental observation of temporal soliton molecules

A bound state of temporal solitons in optical fibers is predicted numerically and demonstrated experimentally. It is appropriately described as a pair of bright solitons, bound together by a dark soliton. This structure exists only in dispersion-managed fiber and is different from bound solitons in...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 95; no. 14; p. 143902
Main Authors Stratmann, M, Pagel, T, Mitschke, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 30.09.2005
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Summary:A bound state of temporal solitons in optical fibers is predicted numerically and demonstrated experimentally. It is appropriately described as a pair of bright solitons, bound together by a dark soliton. This structure exists only in dispersion-managed fiber and is different from bound solitons in fiber lasers.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.143902