Abstract
We reveal a new scenario for the transition of solitons to chaos in a mode-locked fiber laser: the modulated subharmonic route. Its universality is confirmed in two different laser configurations, namely, a figure-of-eight and a ring laser. Numerical simulations of the laser models agree well with the experiments. The modulated subharmonic route to chaos could stimulate parallel research in many nonlinear physical systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 263801 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue number | 26 |
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| State | Published - 31 Dec 2024 |