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- The discovery of pure-quartic solitons, created by the combination of quartic dispersion and Kerr nonlinearity, opens new possibilities in soliton research and ultrafast laser technology.
- This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the necessary dispersion and nonlinear properties for observing pure-quartic solitons using optical systems.
- Additionally, numerical calculations are applied to design practical microstructured optical fibers that can support pure-quartic soliton propagation, enabling advanced studies in soliton physics.
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The recently discovered pure-quartic solitons, arising from the interaction of quartic dispersion and Kerr nonlinearity, open the door to unexplored soliton regimes and ultrafast laser science. Here, we report a general analysis of the dispersion and nonlinear properties necessary to observe pure-quartic solitons in optical platforms. We apply this analysis, in combination with numerical calculations, to the design of pure-quartic soliton supporting microstructured optical fibers. The designs presented here, which have realistic fabrication tolerances, support unperturbed pure-quartic soliton propagation providing access to an unmatched platform to study novel soliton physics.
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