Extended Data Fig. 8: Experimental state diagram for a microresonator-filtered fibre laser with intracavity losses set to 14 dB.

The delay axis uses the same zero definition as Fig. S4. a, Spectral bandwidth (calculated as the bandwidth at -40dB from the maximum), in colour code, of the laser state as a function of the cavity length delay and EDFA pump power. Soliton states are found in the red region with the broadest bandwidths, while Turing patterns appear at the lowest EDFA values (blue). The lasing regime is unstable outside these regions, which are roughly defined by the black border lines. During the experimental acquisition, the temperature was maintained at 40 °C within a fluctuation of a few degrees. b, Optical spectra of the states at the delay 240 µm, identified by the vertical grey line in panel a. The black dots represent the frequency position relative to the maximum value of each comb mode. c, From top to bottom, power spectral densities (PSDs) of the optical spectra for EDFA powers of 398 mW, 391 mW and 373 mW, respectively, as indicated by the corresponding coloured highlights in panel b.