Peregrine soliton in optical fiber-based systems

Bertrand Kibler (1) , Kamal Hammani (1) , Julien Fatome (2) , Christophe Finot (1) , Guy Millot (1) , Frédéric Dias (3, 4) , Goëry Genty (5) , Nail Akhmediev (6) , John M. Dudley (7)

1 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne
2 SLCO
3 School of Mathematical Sciences [Dublin]
4 CMLA - Centre de Mathématiques et de Leurs Applications
5 TUT - Tampere University of Technology [Tampere]
6 Res Sch Phys Sci & Engn, Opt Sci Grp
7 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)

We report the first observation in optics of the Peregrine soliton, a novel class of nonlinear localized structure. Two experimental configurations are explored and the impact of non-ideal initial conditions is discussed.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Bertrand Kibler, Kamal Hammani, Julien Fatome, Christophe Finot, Guy Millot, et al.. Peregrine soliton in optical fiber-based systems. Conference on Laser and ElectroOptic, May 2011, Baltimore, United States. pp.QFF1. ⟨hal-00568926⟩