title: Generation of multiple gain-guided solitons in a fiber laser.
abstract: We report the experimental observation of multiple gain-guided solitons in an erbium-doped fiber laser made of all normal-dispersion fibers. Numerical simulations show that, in the case of a narrow gain bandwidth, under the action of the cavity pulse peak clamping effect multiple gain-guided solitons can indeed be formed in a laser.
authors.affiliation: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. lmzhao@ntu.edu.sg
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lu