Soliton buildup dynamics in ultrafast fiber lasers are one of the most significant topics in both the fundamental and industrial fields. In this work, by using the dispersive Fourier transformation technique, the real-time spectral evolution of soliton buildup dynamics were investigated in the all-polarization-maintaining Yb-doped fiber laser, which is mode-locked by nonlinear polarization evolution technique through the cross splicing method. It was experimentally confirmed that the same stable soliton state could be achieved through different soliton starting processes because of the initial random noises.
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