Collision of Akhmediev Breathers in Nonlinear Fiber Optics

We report here a novel fiber-based test bed using tailored spectral shaping of an optical-frequency comb to excite the formation of two Akhmediev breathers that collide during propagation. We have found specific initial conditions by controlling the phase and velocity differences between breathers t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: B. Frisquet, B. Kibler, G. Millot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2013-12-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.3.041032