title: Experimental investigations on nonlinear dynamics in supercontinuum generation with feedback.
abstract: A system for supercontinuum generation by using a photonic crystal fiber within a synchronously pumped ring cavity is presented. The feedback led to an interaction of the generated supercontinuum with the following femtosecond laser pulses and thus to the formation of a nonlinear oscillator. The nonlinear dynamical behavior of this system was investigated experimentally and compared with numerical simulations. Steady state, period doubling and higher order multiplication of the repetition rate as well as limit cycle and chaotic behavior were observed in the supercontinuum generating system.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Physics, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, 48149 Münster, Germany. brauckmann@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Brauckmann
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kues
authors.forename: Till
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walbaum
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fallnich
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D007834:Lasers; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000379:methods; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods