Collision between a dark soliton and a linear wave in an optical fiber

T. Marest , C Mas Arabí , Matteo Conforti (1) , Arnaud Mussot (1) , C. Milián , D. V Skryabin , Alexandre Kudlinski (1)

1 PhLAM - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523

We report an experimental observation of the collision between a linear wave propagating in the anomalous dispersion region of an optical fiber and a dark soliton located in the normal dispersion region. This interaction results in the emission of a new frequency component whose wavelength can be predicted using phase-matching arguments. The measured efficiency of this process shows a strong dependency with the soliton grayness and the linear wave wavelength, and is in a good agreement with theory and numerical simulations. OCIS codes: (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (190.5530) Pulse propagation and temporal solitons. References and links 1. A. V. Yulin, D. V. Skryabin, and P. St. J. Russell, "Four-wave mixing of linear waves and solitons in fibers with higher-order dispersion," Opt. Lett. 29, 2411-2413 (2004). 2. D. V. Skryabin and A. V. Yulin, "Theory of generation of new frequencies by mixing of solitons and dispersive waves in optical fibers," Phys. Rev. E 72, 016619 (2005).

Domaines: Physique [physics]; Science non linéaire [physics]; Optique / photonique

T. Marest, C Mas Arabí, Matteo Conforti, Arnaud Mussot, C. Milián, et al.. Collision between a dark soliton and a linear wave in an optical fiber. Optics Express, 2018, 26 (18), pp.23480. ⟨10.1364/OE.26.023480⟩. ⟨hal-02385052⟩