• DocumentCode
    2668127
  • Title

    Stable spatial autosolitons in semiconductor amplifiers

  • Author

    Ultanir, E.A. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Michaelis, D. ; Lederer, F. ; Lange, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We report the first experimental observation of spatial dissipative solitons (autosoliton) in a patterned electrode semiconductor amplifier (SOA). Our results fit with the numerical simulations which support the bifurcating behavior of solitons with current pumping.
  • Keywords
    bifurcation; electrodes; optical solitons; semiconductor optical amplifiers; bifurcation; current pumping; patterned electrode; semiconductor amplifiers; spatial autosolitons; spatial dissipative solitons; Electrodes; Nonlinear optics; Numerical simulation; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical solitons; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-749-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2003.237977
  • Filename
    1276154