Title :
Self pulsing solitons: A base for optically controllable pulse trains in photonic networks?
Author :
Ackemann, T. ; Radwell, N. ; McIntyre, C. ; Oppo, G.L. ; Firth, W.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
The dynamics of a broad-area vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) with frequency-selective feedback supporting bistable spatial solitons is analyzed experimentally and theoretically. Self-pulsing is observed and indicates at least partial mode-locking of several external-cavity modes. It is argued that mode-locking of spatial solitons is an interesting and viable way to achieve three-dimensional, spatio-temporal self-localization and that these results give preliminary indications of a cavity light bullet component in the dynamics, though probably on a significant background. A possible application might be optically controllable, parallel carrier pulse trains on demand for all-optical processing in photonic networks.
Keywords :
optical feedback; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; surface emitting lasers; all-optical processing; bistable spatial solitons; broad-area vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser; cavity light bullet component; external-cavity mode; frequency-selective feedback; mode-locking; optically controllable pulse trains; parallel carrier pulse trains; photonic network; self pulsing solitons; spatio-temporal self-localization; three-dimensional self-localization; Laser feedback; Laser mode locking; Laser theory; Optical bistability; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical fiber networks; Optical pulses; Optical solitons; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; 3D light localization; VCSEL; cavity soliton laser; mode-locking; spatio-temporal solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2010 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7799-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7797-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2010.5548996
