Desynchronization of temporal solitons in Kerr cavities with pulsed injection

Abstract

A numerical and analytical study was conducted to investigate the bifurcation mechanisms that cause desynchronization between the soliton repetition frequency and the frequency of external pulsed injection in a Kerr cavity described by the Lugiato--Lefever equation. The results suggest that desynchronization typically occurs through an Andronov--Hopf bifurcation. Additionally, a sim- ple and intuitive criterion for this bifurcation to occur is proposed.