Bound state vector solitons with locked and precessing states of polarization

被引:61
作者
Mou, Chengbo [1 ]
Sergeyev, Sergey V. [1 ]
Rozhin, Aleksey G. [1 ]
Turitsyn, Sergei K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Aston Univ, Sch Engn & Appl Sci, Aston Inst Photon Technol, Birmingham B4 7ET, W Midlands, England
关键词
INCORPORATING CARBON NANOTUBES; GINZBURG-LANDAU EQUATION; FIBER LASER; SATURABLE ABSORBER; MODE-LOCKING; PAIRS; ROTATION; CAVITY; PHASE; LIGHT;
D O I
10.1364/OE.21.026868
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report experimental observation of new tightly and loosely bound state vector solitons with locked and precessing states of polarization in a carbon nanotube mode locked fiber laser in the anomalous dispersion regime. (C)2013 Optical Society of America
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页码:26868 / 26875
页数:8
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