Modulational instability and generation of self-induced transparency solitons in resonant optical fibers

B. Kalithasan*, K. Porsezian, P. Tchofo Dinda, B. A. Malomed

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Abstract

We consider continuous-wave propagation through a fiber doped with two-level resonant atoms, which is described by a system of nonlinear Schrödinger-Maxwell-Bloch (NLS-MB) equations. We identify the modulational instability (MI) conditions required for the generation of ultrashort pulses, in cases of both anomalous and normal GVD (group-velocity dispersion). It is shown that the self-induced transparency (SIT) induces non-conventional MI sidebands. The main result is a prediction of the existence of both brightand dark SIT solitons in the anomalousand normal GVD regimes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number045205
JournalJournal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics
Volume11
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • And self-phase modulation
  • Group-velocity dispersion
  • Self-induced transparency

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