Unveiling the complexity of spatiotemporal soliton molecules in real time
Abstract Observing the dynamics of 3D soliton molecules can hold great opportunities for unveiling the mechanism of molecular complexity and other nonlinear problems. In spite of this fantastic potential, real-time visualization of their dynamics occurring on femtosecond-to-picosecond time scales is...
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| author | Yuankai Guo Wei Lin Wenlong Wang Runsen Zhang Tao Liu Yiqing Xu Xiaoming Wei Zhongmin Yang |
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| description | Abstract Observing the dynamics of 3D soliton molecules can hold great opportunities for unveiling the mechanism of molecular complexity and other nonlinear problems. In spite of this fantastic potential, real-time visualization of their dynamics occurring on femtosecond-to-picosecond time scales is still challenging, particularly when high-spatiotemporal-resolution and long-term observation are required. In this work, we observe the real-time speckle-resolved spectral-temporal dynamics of 3D soliton molecules for a long time interval using multispeckle spectral-temporal measurement technology. Diverse real-time dynamics of 3D soliton molecules are captured for the first time, including the speckle-resolved birth, spatiotemporal interaction, and internal vibration of 3D soliton molecules. Further studies show that nonlinear spatiotemporal coupling associated with a large average-chirp gradient over the speckled mode profile plays a significant role in these dynamics. These efforts may shed new light on decomposing the complexity of 3D soliton molecules, and create an analogy between 3D soliton molecules and chemical molecules. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d403dbdd794442e198666b3e051cbef92023-04-16T11:18:19ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-04-011411910.1038/s41467-023-37711-6Unveiling the complexity of spatiotemporal soliton molecules in real timeYuankai Guo0Wei Lin1Wenlong Wang2Runsen Zhang3Tao Liu4Yiqing Xu5Xiaoming Wei6Zhongmin Yang7School of Physics and Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of TechnologySchool of Physics and Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of TechnologySchool of Physics and Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of TechnologySchool of Physics and Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of TechnologySchool of Physics and Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of TechnologyDepartment of Physics, University of AucklandSchool of Physics and Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of TechnologySchool of Physics and Optoelectronics, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research and Development Center of Special Optical Fiber Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fiber Laser Materials and Applied Techniques, South China University of TechnologyAbstract Observing the dynamics of 3D soliton molecules can hold great opportunities for unveiling the mechanism of molecular complexity and other nonlinear problems. In spite of this fantastic potential, real-time visualization of their dynamics occurring on femtosecond-to-picosecond time scales is still challenging, particularly when high-spatiotemporal-resolution and long-term observation are required. In this work, we observe the real-time speckle-resolved spectral-temporal dynamics of 3D soliton molecules for a long time interval using multispeckle spectral-temporal measurement technology. Diverse real-time dynamics of 3D soliton molecules are captured for the first time, including the speckle-resolved birth, spatiotemporal interaction, and internal vibration of 3D soliton molecules. Further studies show that nonlinear spatiotemporal coupling associated with a large average-chirp gradient over the speckled mode profile plays a significant role in these dynamics. These efforts may shed new light on decomposing the complexity of 3D soliton molecules, and create an analogy between 3D soliton molecules and chemical molecules.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37711-6 |
| spellingShingle | Yuankai Guo Wei Lin Wenlong Wang Runsen Zhang Tao Liu Yiqing Xu Xiaoming Wei Zhongmin Yang Unveiling the complexity of spatiotemporal soliton molecules in real time Nature Communications |
| title | Unveiling the complexity of spatiotemporal soliton molecules in real time |
| title_full | Unveiling the complexity of spatiotemporal soliton molecules in real time |
| title_fullStr | Unveiling the complexity of spatiotemporal soliton molecules in real time |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unveiling the complexity of spatiotemporal soliton molecules in real time |
| title_short | Unveiling the complexity of spatiotemporal soliton molecules in real time |
| title_sort | unveiling the complexity of spatiotemporal soliton molecules in real time |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37711-6 |
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