Open AccessMultistability and spontaneous breaking in pulse-shape symmetry in fiber ring cavities
Author(s) -
Michael J. Schmidberger,
David Novoa,
Fabio Biancalana,
P. St. J. Russell,
Nicolas Y. Joly
Publication year - 2014
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.22.003045
Subject(s) - multistability , asymmetry , physics , optics , pulse (music) , symmetry (geometry) , symmetry breaking , fiber , spontaneous symmetry breaking , fiber laser , optical fiber , materials science , geometry , quantum mechanics , mathematics , nonlinear system , detector , composite material
We describe the spatio-temporal evolution of ultrashort pulses propagating in a fiber ring cavity using an extension of the Lugiato-Lefever model. The model predicts the appearance of multistability and spontaneous symmetry breaking in temporal pulse shape. We also use a hydrodynamical approach to explain the stability of the observed regimes of asymmetry.