title: Nonlinear symmetry breaking induced by third-order dispersion in optical fiber cavities.
abstract: We study analytically, numerically, and experimentally the nonlinear symmetry breaking induced by broken reflection symmetry in an optical fiber system. In particular, we investigate the modulation instability regime and reveal the key role of the third-order dispersion on the asymmetry in the spectrum of the dissipative structures. Our theory explains early observations, and the predictions are in excellent agreement with our experimental findings.
authors.affiliation: Service OPERA-photonique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 50 Avenue FD Roosevelt, CP 194/5, B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium. francois.leo@ulb.ac.be
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leo
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mussot
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kockaert
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Emplit
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haelterman
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taki