Modulational instability in passive optical resonators, the triggering mechanism of frequency comb and pulse train generation, is shown to exhibit transitions between regimes involving period-one (P1) versus period-two (P2) dynamical evolutions. The latter is a signature of parametric resonance occurring in the system, which can arise either from intrinsic cavity periodicity or from spatial modulation of the cavity parameters. We characterize the P1-P2 transition for both cases, employing a fiber resonator where the intracavity fiber can be either uniform or dispersion modulated. The key element of our setup is a time lens which we exploit to resolve the temporal dynamics over successive round trips, allowing crystal-clear evidence of the existence of P1-P2 transitions for suitable changes of cavity parameters, as well as for the successful characterization of the relative temporal patterns. Our findings reveal new regimes where the averaged model known as the Lugiato-Lefever equation turns out to be inadequate to explain the dynamics, whereas the results are correctly predicted and described on the basis of the full Ikeda map.
Real-Time Characterization of Period-Doubling Dynamics in Uniform and Dispersion Oscillating Fiber Ring Cavities
Trillo S.Ultimo
2019
Abstract
Modulational instability in passive optical resonators, the triggering mechanism of frequency comb and pulse train generation, is shown to exhibit transitions between regimes involving period-one (P1) versus period-two (P2) dynamical evolutions. The latter is a signature of parametric resonance occurring in the system, which can arise either from intrinsic cavity periodicity or from spatial modulation of the cavity parameters. We characterize the P1-P2 transition for both cases, employing a fiber resonator where the intracavity fiber can be either uniform or dispersion modulated. The key element of our setup is a time lens which we exploit to resolve the temporal dynamics over successive round trips, allowing crystal-clear evidence of the existence of P1-P2 transitions for suitable changes of cavity parameters, as well as for the successful characterization of the relative temporal patterns. Our findings reveal new regimes where the averaged model known as the Lugiato-Lefever equation turns out to be inadequate to explain the dynamics, whereas the results are correctly predicted and described on the basis of the full Ikeda map.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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