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DY: Fachverband Dynamik und Statistische Physik
DY 72: Poster: Stoch. and Nonl. Dy., Modeling, Compl. Sys.
DY 72.10: Poster
Thursday, March 15, 2018, 15:30–18:00, Poster A
Driven soliton molecule vibrations: Real-time studies of nonlinear behavior — •Felix Kurtz1, Daniel R. Solli1,2, Georg Herink3, and Claus Ropers1 — 1IV. Physical Institute - Solids and Nanostructures, University of Göttingen, Germany — 2Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, USA — 3Experimental Physics III, University of Bayreuth, Germany
Many nonlinear systems exhibit solitons, localized excitations balanced by dispersion and nonlinearity, which also can bind together in so-called soliton molecules. Here, we study the behavior of soliton molecules in a mode-locked laser oscillator. By employing the time-stretch dispersive Fourier transform (TS-DFT), we experimentally access the previously hidden internal dynamics of soliton molecules, tracking their pulse separation and relative phase in real-time. A diverse set of dynamical trajectories is observed, including periodic oscillations of the pulse separation and relative phase [1]. Moreover, we actively drive internal vibrations over a range of frequencies and amplitudes. We identify internal resonances of the soliton molecules and detect higher harmonic and subharmonic responses.
[1] G. Herink, F. Kurtz, B. Jalali, D.R. Solli, C. Ropers, Science 356, 50-54 (2017)