Symmetry-broken cavity solitons and collective polarization conformity in Fabry–Pérot Kerr resonators
Alabbadi A, Hill L, Xu G, Oppo GL, Coen S, Lucas E, Del'Haye P, Fatome J
Publication Type: Journal article
Journal
Original Authors: Yohann G. Sanvert, Abdullah Alabbadi, Lewis Hill, Yuandi Xu, Gang Xu, Gian-Luca Oppo, Stéphane Coen, Erwan Lucas, Pascal Del’Haye, Julien Fatome
Book Volume: 51
Pages Range: 2952-2955
Issue: 10
Journal Issue: 10
DOI: 10.1364/OL.596517
Abstract
We report on the experimental generation of polarization symmetry-broken cavity solitons (SB-CSs) in a passive, fiber-based, coherently driven, Fabry–Pérot (FP) Kerr resonator. Polarization-resolved measurements reveal the spontaneous transition of initially symmetric CSs into asymmetrical vectorial states, triggered by a cross-phase modulation-induced polarization bifurcation. Most notably, due to counter-propagation of light occurring in FP resonators, we unveil a collective polarization conformity effect, whereby multiple CSs circulating in the cavity converge to the same asymmetric polarization state once their number exceeds a certain threshold. These results demonstrate that Fabry–Pérot resonators support novel collective soliton dynamics that are absent in ring architectures.
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Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté
France (FR)
University of Auckland
New Zealand (NZ)
Stanford University
United States (USA) (US)
Huazhong University of Science & Technology
China (CN)
Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany (DE)
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB)
France (FR)
University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom (GB)
Université Bourgogne Europe
France (FR)
France (FR)
University of Auckland
New Zealand (NZ)
Stanford University
United States (USA) (US)
Huazhong University of Science & Technology
China (CN)
Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany (DE)
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne (ICB)
France (FR)
University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom (GB)
Université Bourgogne Europe
France (FR)
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APA:
Alabbadi, A., Hill, L., Xu, G., Oppo, G.-L., Coen, S., Lucas, E.,... Fatome, J. (2026). Symmetry-broken cavity solitons and collective polarization conformity in Fabry–Pérot Kerr resonators. Optics Letters, 51(10), 2952-2955. https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.596517
MLA:
Alabbadi, Abdullah, et al. "Symmetry-broken cavity solitons and collective polarization conformity in Fabry–Pérot Kerr resonators." Optics Letters 51.10 (2026): 2952-2955.
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