Abstract
Due to its unique geometric structure, the bidirectional ultrafast fiber laser is an excellent light source for dual-comb applications. However, sharing the same gain between the counter-propagating solitons also gives rise to complex dynamics. Herein, we report the anti-phase pulsation of counter-propagating dissipative solitons in a bidirectional fiber laser. The in-phase and anti-phase soliton pulsation can be manipulated by adjusting the intracavity birefringence. The periodic modulation of polarization-dependent gain (PDG) caused by polarization hole burning (PHB) in the gain fiber can be responsible for anti-phase pulsation of bidirectional dissipative solitons. These findings offer new, to the best of our knowledge, insights into the complex dynamics of solitons in dissipative optical systems and performance improvement of bidirectional ultrafast fiber lasers.
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