Self-dissimilarity, irreversibility and robustness in mode-locked fiber oscillators
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2018
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Advanced Photonics 2018 (BGPP, IPR, NP, NOMA, Sensors, Networks, SPPCom, SOF)
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OSA
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English
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We introduce self-dissimilarity as measure of phase space complexity and predictor of robustness against perturbations. As nonlinearity increases, phase space becomes a random fractal, just before critical transitions. Measurements confirm powerlaw dependence over 7 decades.