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20122025
most citedUniversal mechanism for the binding of temporal cavity solitons

149 citations · 619 across the 26 of their papers we have counts for

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26 papers

physics.optics2025

Irreversible thermalization vs reversible dynamics mediated by anomalous correlators: Wave turbulence theory and experiments in optical fibers

T. Torres, J. Garnier, L. Zanaglia +8

We theoretically and experimentally investigate spontaneous self-organization in a conservative (Hamiltonian) turbulent wave system, operating far from thermodynamic equilibrium. O…

physics.optics2023★ 2 cited

Parametrically driven pure-Kerr temporal solitons in a chip-integrated microcavity

Grégory Moille, Miriam Leonhardt, David Paligora +5

The discovery that externally-driven nonlinear optical resonators can sustain ultrashort pulses corresponding to coherent optical frequency combs has enabled landmark advances in a…

physics.optics2023★ 22 cited

Random number generation using spontaneous symmetry breaking in a Kerr resonator

Liam Quinn, Gang Xu, Yiqing Xu +5

We experimentally demonstrate an all-optical random number generator based on spontaneous symmetry breaking in a coherently-driven Kerr resonator. Random bit sequences are generate…

physics.optics2023★ 1 cited

Self-Repolarization process in dual-Omnipolarizers

Nicolas Berti, Massimiliano Guasoni, Julien Fatome

We report on an extension of the concept of nonlinear self-repolarization process by means of two different architectures based on dual-Omnipolarizers. More specifically, we compar…

physics.optics2023★ 1 cited

Nonlinear topological symmetry protection in a dissipative system

Stéphane Coen, Bruno Garbin, Gang Xu +6

We report an experimental and theoretical investigation of a system whose dynamics is dominated by an intricate interplay between three key concepts of modern physics: topology, no…

physics.optics2022★ 1 cited

Parametrically-driven temporal cavity solitons in a bichromatically-driven pure Kerr resonator

Miriam Leonhardt, David Paligora, Nicolas Englebert +3

Temporal cavity solitons (CSs) are pulses of light that can persist endlessly in dispersive, nonlinear optical resonators. They have been extensively studied in the context of reso…

physics.optics2021★ 12 cited

Bloch Oscillations of Driven Dissipative Solitons in a Synthetic Dimension

Nicolas Englebert, Nathan Goldman, Miro Erkintalo +4

The engineering of synthetic dimensions allows for the construction of fictitious lattice structures by coupling the discrete degrees of freedom of a physical system, such as the q…

physics.optics2021★ 1 cited

Self-symmetrization of symmetry-breaking dynamics in passive Kerr resonators

Julien Fatome, Gang Xu, Bruno Garbin +5

The realization of spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) requires a system that exhibits a near perfect symmetry. SSB manifests itself through a pitchfork bifurcation, but that bifur…

physics.optics2020★ 55 cited

Frequency comb generation in a pulse-pumped normal dispersion Kerr mini-resonator

Yiqing Xu, Alexander Sharples, Julien Fatome +3

Kerr microresonators driven in the normal dispersion regime typically require the presence of localized dispersion perturbations, such as those induced by avoided mode crossings, t…

physics.optics2020★ 17 cited

Polarization modulation instability in a nonlinear fiber Kerr resonator

Julien Fatome, Bertrand Kibler, François Leo +6

We report on the experimental and numerical observation of polarization modulation instability (PMI) in a nonlinear fiber Kerr resonator. This phenomenon is phased-matched through…

physics.optics2020

Vectorial dispersive shock waves on an incoherent landscape

Javier Nuño, Christophe Finot, Julien Fatome

We study numerically and experimentally the impact of temporal randomness on the formation of analogue optical blast-waves in nonlinear fiber optics. The principle-of-operation is…

physics.optics2020★ 113 cited

Spontaneous symmetry breaking of dissipative optical solitons in a two-component Kerr resonator

Gang Xu, Alexander Nielsen, Bruno Garbin +6

Dissipative solitons are self-localised structures that can persist indefinitely in "open" systems characterised by continual exchange of energy and/or matter with the environment.…

physics.optics2020★ 1 cited

Multiple spatial and wavelength conversion operations based on a frequency-degenerated intermodal four-wave-mixing process in a graded-index 6-LP few mode fiber

H. Zhang, M. Bigot-Astruc, P. Sillard +3

We report on the experimental observation of a simultaneous threefold wavelength and spatial conversion process at telecommunication wavelengths taking place in a 6-LP-mode graded-…

physics.optics2020★ 39 cited

Dissipative polarization domain walls in a passive driven Kerr resonator

Bruno Garbin, Julien Fatome, Gian-Luca Oppo +3

Using a passive driven nonlinear optical fiber ring resonator, we report the experimental realization of dissipative polarization domain walls. The domain walls arise through a sym…

physics.optics2020★ 6 cited

Spatially multiplexed picosecond pulse-train generation in a 6-LP-mode fiber based on multiple four-wave-mixings

H. Zhang, M. Bigot-Astruc, P. Sillard +1

We report on the generation of four spatially multiplexed picosecond 40-GHz pulse trains in a km-long 6-LP multimode optical fiber. The principle of operation is based on the paral…

physics.optics2019★ 15 cited

Triangular spectral phase tailoring for the generation of high-quality picosecond pulse trains

Ugo Andral, Julien Fatome, Bertrand Kibler +1

We theoretically and experimentally demonstrate a new electro-optic linear approach to generate high repetition-rate picosecond pulse trains. This simple cavity-free method is base…

physics.optics2019★ 83 cited

Asymmetric balance in symmetry breaking

Bruno Garbin, Julien Fatome, Gian-Luca Oppo +3

Spontaneous symmetry breaking is central to our understanding of physics and explains many natural phenomena, from cosmic scales to subatomic particles. Its use for applications re…

physics.optics2018

Electronic quantum coherence induced by strong field molecular ionization

Jinming Chen, Jinping Yao, Haisu Zhang +9

The existence of electronic coherence can fundamentally change the scenario of nonlinear interaction of light with quantum systems such as atoms and molecules, which, however, has…

physics.optics2018

Ballistic dispersive shock waves in optical fibers

Javier Nuño, Christophe Finot, Guy Millot +2

We experimentally and numerically report on the formation of ballistic dispersive shock waves that mimic superfluid behavior in optical fibers. The shock wave is triggered by a str…

physics.optics2017★ 36 cited

Intermodal Four-Wave-Mixing and Parametric Amplification in km-long Fibers

Massimiliano Guasoni, Francesca Parmigiani, Peter Horak +2

We theoretically and numerically investigate intermodal four-wave-mixing in km-long fibers, where random birefringence fluctuations are present along the fiber length. We identify…

physics.optics2017★ 149 cited

Universal mechanism for the binding of temporal cavity solitons

Yadong Wang, François Leo, Julien Fatome +3

We present theoretical and experimental evidence of a universal mechanism through which temporal cavity solitons of externally-driven, passive, Kerr resonators can form robust long…

physics.optics2016★ 10 cited

All-optical sampling and magnification based on XPM-induced focusing

J. Nuno, M. Gilles, M. Guasoni +2

We theoretically and experimentally investigate the design of an all-optical noiseless magnification and sampling function free from any active gain medium and associated high-powe…

physics.optics2015★ 5 cited

Self-induced polarization tracking, tunneling effect and modal attraction in optical fiber

Massimiliano Guasoni, Philippe Morin, Pierre-Yves Bony +2

In this paper, we report the observation and exploitation of the capability of light to self-organize its state-of-polarization, upon propagation in optical fibers, by means of a d…

nlin.CD2015

Fast and Chaotic Fiber-Based Nonlinear Polarization Scrambler

M. Guasoni, P-Y. Bony, M. Gilles +2

We report a simple and efficient all-optical polarization scrambler based on the nonlinear interaction in an optical fiber between a signal beam and its backward replica which is g…