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Emergence of collapsed snaking related dark and bright Kerr dissipative solitons with quartic-quadratic dispersion
Edem Kossi Akakpo, Marc Haelterman, Francois Leo +1
We theoretically investigate the dynamics, bifurcation structure and stability of dark localized states emerging in Kerr cavities in the presence of second- and fourth-order disper…
Depletion-limited Kerr solitons in singly-resonant optical parametric oscillators
Carlos Mas Arabi, Nicolas Englebert, Pedro Parra-Rivas +2
We analyze the impact of pump depletion in the generation of cavity solitons in a singly-resonant parametrical oscillator that includes a nonlinear section. We find an an…
Neuron-like spiking dynamics in the asymmetrically-driven dissipative photonic Bose-Hubbard dimer
Jesús Yelo-Sarrión, Francois Leo, Simon-Pierre Gorza +1
We demonstrate neuron-like spiking dynamics in the asymmetrically driven dissipative photonic Bose-Hubbard dimmer model which describes two coupled nonlinear passive Kerr cavities.…
Self-pulsing and chaos in the asymmetrically-driven dissipative photonic Bose-Hubbard dimer: A bifurcation analysis
Jesús Yelo Sarrión, François Leo, Simon-Pierre Gorza +1
We perform a systematic study of the temporal dynamics emerging in the asymmetrically driven dissipative Bose-Hubbard dimer model. This model successfully describes the nonlinear d…
Mode-locking induced by coherent driving in fiber lasers
Carlos Mas Arabí, Nicolas Englebert, Pedro Parra-Rivas +2
The generation of stable short optical pulses in mode-locked lasers is of tremendous importance for many applications. Mode-locking is a broad concept that encompasses different pr…
Localized structures in dispersive and doubly resonant optical parametric oscillators
P. Parra-Rivas, L. Gelens, F. Leo
We study temporally localized structures in doubly resonant degenerate optical parametric oscillators in the absence of temporal walk-off. We focus on states formed through the loc…
Parametrically driven Kerr cavity solitons
Nicolas Englebert, Francesco De Lucia, Pedro Parra-Rivas +4
Temporal cavity solitons are optical pulses that propagate indefinitely in nonlinear resonators. They are currently attracting a lot of attention, both for their many potential app…
Efficient Type II Second Harmonic Generation in an Indium Gallium Phosphide on insulator wire waveguide aligned with a crystallographic axis
Nicolas Poulvellarie, Carlos Mas Arabi, Charles Ciret +7
We theoretically and experimentally investigate type II second harmonic generation in III-V-on-insulator wire waveguides. We show that the propagation direction plays a crucial rol…
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…
Supercontinuum generation assisted by dispersive waves trapping in dispersion-managed integrated silicon waveguides
Junxiong Wei, Charles Ciret, Maximilien Billet +3
Compact chip-scale comb sources are of significant interest for many practical applications. Here, we experimentally study the generation of supercontinuum (SC) in an axially varyi…
Temporal solitons in a coherently driven active resonator
Nicolas Englebert, Carlos Mas Arabí, Pedro Parra-Rivas +2
Optical frequency combs are lightwaves composed of a large number of equidistant spectral lines. They are important for metrology, spectroscopy, communications and fundamental scie…
Localized structures formed through domain wall locking in cavity-enhanced second-harmonic generation
C. Mas Arabí, P. Parra-Rivas, T. Hansson +3
We analyze the formation of localized structures in cavity-enhanced second-harmonic generation. We focus on the phase-matched limit, and consider that fundamental and generated wav…
Optical frequency combs in quadratically nonlinear resonators
I. Ricciardi, S. Mosca, M. Parisi +7
Optical frequency combs are one of the most remarkable inventions of the last decades. Originally conceived as the spectral counterpart of the train of short pulses emitted by mode…
Parametric localized patterns and breathers in dispersive quadratic cavities
P. Parra-Rivas, C. Mas-Arabí, F. Leo
We study the formation of localized patterns arising in doubly resonant dispersive optical parametric oscillators. They form through the locking of fronts connecting a continuous-w…
Full Vectorial Modeling of Second Harmonic Generation in III-V-on-insulator Nanowires
Charles Ciret, Koen Alexander, Nicolas Poulvellarie +5
We model second harmonic generation in subwavelength III-V-on-insulator waveguides. The large index contrast induces strong longitudinal electric field components that play an impo…
Second Harmonic Generation Enabled by Longitudinal Electric Field Components in Photonic Wire Waveguides
Nicolas Poulvellarie, Utsav Dave, Koen Alexander +10
We investigate type I second harmonic generation in III-V semiconductor wire waveguides aligned with a crystallographic axis. In this direction, because of the single nonzero tenso…
Frequency comb generation through the locking of domain walls in doubly resonant dispersive optical parametric oscillators
P. Parra-Rivas, L. Gelens, T. Hansson +2
In this letter we theoretically investigate the formation of localized temporal dissipative structures, and their corresponding frequency combs in doubly resonant dispersive optica…
Quadratic Soliton Combs in Doubly-Resonant Second-Harmonic Generation
T. Hansson, P. Parra-Rivas, M. Bernard +3
We report a theoretical investigation of quadratic frequency combs in a dispersive second-harmonic generation cavity system. We identify different dynamical regimes and demonstrate…
Physical origin of higher-order soliton fission in nanophotonic semiconductor waveguides
Charles Ciret, Simon-Pierre Gorza, Chad Husko +3
Supercontinuum generation in Kerr media has become a staple of nonlinear optics. It has been celebrated for advancing the understanding of soliton propagation as well as its many a…
Modulation Instability Induced Frequency Comb Generation in a Continuously Pumped Optical Parametric Oscillator
S. Mosca, M. Parisi, I. Ricciardi +7
Continuously pumped passive nonlinear cavities can be harnessed for the creation of novel optical frequency combs. While most research has focused on third-order "Kerr" nonlinear i…
Super cavity solitons and the coexistence of multiple nonlinear states in a tristable passive Kerr resonator
Miles Anderson, Yadong Wang, Francois Leo +3
Passive Kerr cavities driven by coherent laser fields display a rich landscape of nonlinear physics, including bistability, pattern formation, and localised dissipative structures…
Second-harmonic assisted four-wave mixing in chip-based microresonator frequency comb generation
Xiaoxiao Xue, François Leo, Yi Xuan +6
Simultaneous Kerr comb formation and second-harmonic generation with on-chip microresonators can greatly facilitate comb self-referencing for optical clocks and frequency metrology…
Observations of spatiotemporal instabilities in the strong-driving regime of an AC-driven nonlinear Schrödinger system
Miles Anderson, François Leo, Stéphane Coen +2
Localized dissipative structures (LDS) have been predicted to display a rich array of instabilities, yet systematic experimental studies have remained scarce. We have used a synchr…
Frequency comb formation in doubly resonant second-harmonic generation
F. Leo, T. Hansson, I. Ricciardi +4
We theoretically study the generation of optical frequency combs and corresponding pulse trains in doubly resonant intracavity second-harmonic generation (SHG). We find that, despi…