Open AccessPolarization instability of solitons in photonic crystal fibers
Author(s) -
Feng Luan,
A. V. Yulin,
Jonathan C. Knight,
Dmitry V. Skryabin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.006550
Subject(s) - instability , photonic crystal fiber , optics , femtosecond , polarization (electrochemistry) , physics , photonic crystal , raman spectroscopy , raman scattering , wavelength , materials science , laser , quantum mechanics , chemistry
We present experimental and numerical results demonstrating the existence of polarization instability of femtosecond solitons in small core photonic crystal fibers. The frequency of the solitons in our setup shifts rapidly with propagation along the dispersion curve due to the Raman effect. This process can cause initially stable solitons to become unstable, or vice versa depending on the parameters.