Giant dispersive wave generation through soliton collision
Author(s) -
Miro Erkintalo,
Goëry Genty,
John M. Dudley
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
optics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.35.000658
Subject(s) - supercontinuum , rogue wave , soliton , dispersion (optics) , physics , wavelength , pulse (music) , collision , photonic crystal fiber , zero dispersion wavelength , optics , optical fiber , dispersion shifted fiber , quantum mechanics , nonlinear system , fiber optic sensor , detector , computer security , computer science
We numerically study long pulse supercontinuum generation in a photonic crystal fiber with two zero-dispersion wavelengths, reporting a dynamical effect where soliton collisions excite dispersive waves with 1 order of magnitude greater peak power than that arising from single-soliton generation. The dispersive wave peak power exhibits extreme-value "rogue" characteristics, with the long tail of the distribution populated by collision-related events.
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