Title :
All-optical control of transverse patterns in planar semiconductor microcavities
Author :
Luk, M.H. ; Tse, Y.C. ; Kwong, N.H. ; Leung, P.T. ; Schumacher, S. ; Binder, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We analyze the selection/switching of instability-induced optical patterns in semiconductor microcavities. Besides realistic calculations, we use a population model and Catastrophe theory to organize our understanding of the patterns´ dynamics.
Keywords :
catastrophe theory; microcavities; optical control; optical switches; all-optical control; catastrophe theory; instability-induced optical patterns; planar semiconductor microcavities; population model; selection/switching; transverse patterns; Microcavities; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
