WIAS Preprint No. 1754, (2012)

Accelerated rogue waves generated by soliton fusion at the advanced stage of supercontinuum formation in photonic crystal fibers



Authors

  • Driben, Rostislav
  • Babushkin, Ihar

2010 Mathematics Subject Classification

  • 78A60 35Q61 35Q60

Keywords

  • Optical Solitons, Fiber Optics, Rogue Waves

DOI

10.20347/WIAS.PREPRINT.1754

Abstract

Soliton fusion is a fascinating and delicate phenomenon that manifests itself in optical fibers in case of interaction between co-propagating solitons with small temporal and wavelengths separation. We show that the mechanism of acceleration of trailing soliton by dispersive waves radiated from the preceding one provides necessary conditions for soliton fusion at the advanced stage of supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers (PCFs). As a result of fusion large intensity robust light structures arise and propagate over significant distances. In presence of small random noise the delicate condition for the effective fusion between solitons can easily be broken, making the fusion induced giant waves a rare statistical event. Thus oblong-shaped giant accelerated waves become excellent candidates for optical rogue waves.

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