Abstract
Exceptional points are a ubiquitous concept widely present in driven-dissipative coupled systems described by a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian. To date, exceptional points have been extensively examined in the systems supporting only a few optical modes, thereby leaving the observation of collective (multimode) effects outside of the scope of the study. In the present paper, we analyze the role of exceptional points in nonlinear multimode photonics. Specifically, we provide insights into the complex nonlinear dynamics arising in a continuous wave-driven pair of strongly coupled microresonators. Investigating this system, we demonstrate mechanisms of dissipative Kerr soliton formation in two fundamentally different regimes separated by a line of exceptional points. Highlighting the diversity of emergent nonlinear effects, we describe the on-demand generation of single-solitons, perfect soliton crystals and bright-dark soliton pairs on either side of exceptional points.
Highlights
IntroductionDue to the well-controlled laboratory conditions and a wide range of possible applications, guided optics serves as one of the primary platforms for investigating effects that emerge in PT -symmetric systems[9,11,12,13]
Exceptional points are a ubiquitous concept widely present in driven-dissipative coupled systems described by a non-Hermitian Hamiltonian
We analyze the generation of dissipative Kerr solitons (DKSs) on both sides of the exceptional point (EP), which acts as a demarcation of the dimer critical coupling conditions
Summary
Due to the well-controlled laboratory conditions and a wide range of possible applications, guided optics serves as one of the primary platforms for investigating effects that emerge in PT -symmetric systems[9,11,12,13] These effects cover observation of strong non-reciprocity in banded waveguides, enhanced lasing and (classical noise limited) sensing in coupled ring resonators with loss and gain (for more examples see review article[9]). Nonlinear waveguides served as a sources of supercontinuum signals[19,20], while micro- and macro-resonators has been used for generation of stable and coherent frequency combs[21] The latter has been achieved due to the observation of localized coherent structures in passive optical microresonators[22].
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