Artificial saturable absorbers (SA) are nonlinear optical devices widely employed in mode‐
locked lasers. Among the artificial SAs are nonlinear polarization evolution (NPE) and …

Silicon‐based technologies provide an ideal platform for the monolithic integration of
photonics and microelectronics. In this context, a variety of passive and active silicon …

Temporal dissipative solitons in a continuous-wave laser-driven nonlinear optical
microresonator were observed. The solitons were generated spontaneously when the laser …

The nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) is a central model of nonlinear science,
applying to hydrodynamics, plasma physics, molecular biology and optics. The NLSE admits …

We report experimental confirmation of the universal emergence of the Peregrine soliton
predicted to occur during pulse propagation in the semiclassical limit of the focusing …

The ability to measure real-time fluctuations of ultrashort pulses propagating in optical fiber
has provided significant insights into fundamental dynamical effects such as modulation …

Related US Application Data Primary Examiner Armando Rodriguez (63) Continuation-in-
part of application No. 10/265,211, Assistant Examiner Delma RForde filed on Oct. 4, 2002 …

The study of dissipative solitons in mode-locked lasers reveals a rich landscape of
interaction dynamics resulting from the interplay of nonlinearity, dispersion and dissipation …

In spite of the huge progress in studies on solitary waves in the seventies and eighties of the
XX century as well as their practical importance, the theory of solitons is far from being …

(57) ABSTRACT A control system and apparatus for use with an ultra-fast laser is provided.
In another aspect of the present invention, the apparatus includes a laser, pulse shaper …