Coherent energy exchange between components of a vector soliton in fiber lasers

被引：144
作者：
Zhang, H. [1 ]
Tang, D. Y. [1 ]
Zhao, L. M. [1 ]
Xiang, N. [2 ]
机构：
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Elect & Elect Engn, Singapore 639798, Singapore
[2] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Ctr Optoelect, Singapore 117576, Singapore
来源：
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2008年 / 16卷 / 17期
基金：
新加坡国家研究基金会;
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D O I：
10.1364/OE.16.012618
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We report on the experimental evidence of four wave mixing (FWM) between the two polarization components of a vector soliton formed in a passively mode-locked fiber laser. Extra spectral sidebands with out-of-phase intensity variation between the polarization resolved soliton spectra was firstly observed, which was identified to be caused by the energy exchange between the two soliton polarization components. Other features of the FWM spectral sidebands and the soliton internal FWM were also experimentally investigated and numerically confirmed. (c) 2008 Optical Society of America.
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页码：12618 / 12623
页数：6
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