title: Synchronization and symmetry breaking in mutually coupled fiber lasers.
abstract: We experimentally study the synchronization and the emergence of leader-follower dynamics in two time-delayed mutually coupled fiber ring lasers. We utilize spatiotemporal representations of time series to establish the roles of leader and follower in the synchronized dynamics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA. rogerse@glue.umd.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Rogers-Dakin
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Ojalvo
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: DeShazer
authors.forename: Rajarshi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roy