Multiple-soliton in spatiotemporal mode-locked multimode fiber lasers

Experimental observations of spatiotemporal mode-locked multiple-soliton, including harmonic mode locking and multiple pulses, in multimode fiber (MMF) lasers are reported. Numerical simulations are conducted to investigate the nonlinear dynamics of multi-pulsing. The influences of cavity parameters on the spatiotemporal outputs are analyzed by simulations, which agree with the experimental observations qualitatively. This work would contribute to understanding the complex spatiotemporal nonlinear dynamics in MMF lasers.