Polarization-Locked Temporal Vector Solitons in a Fiber Laser: Theory
01 March 2000
Stable polarization locked temporal vector solitons are found in a saturable absorber modelocked fiber laser with weak cavity birefringence. The system is theoretically modeled with two coupled complex Ginzburg-Landau equations that include fiber solutions to this system similar to elliptically polarized vector solitons in a lossless birefringent fiber. Numerical simulations show qualitative agreement with experimental results.