Emission of multiple dispersive waves from a single Raman-shifting soliton in an axially-varying optical fiber.
We provide the experimental demonstration of the generation of multiple dispersive waves from a single soliton propagating in the vicinity of the first zero-dispersion wavelength of an axially-varying optical fiber. The fiber is designed such that the Raman-shifting soliton successively hits three times the longitudinally evolving zero-dispersion wavelength, which results in the emission of three distinct dispersive waves at different fiber lengths. These results illustrate how suitably controlled axially-varying fibers allow to tailor the soliton dynamics in a very accurate way.
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Billet
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Braud
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Bendahmane
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Conforti
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Mussot
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Kudlinski
D003198:Computer Simulation; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017785:Photons; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation