Title :
Optical memory based on topological localized structures
Author :
Garbin, B. ; Javaloyes, Julien ; Tissoni, G. ; Barland, S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Non-Lineaire de Nice, Univ. de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Valbonne, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate experimentally and analytically that a VCSEL with optical injection in the excitable regime can act as an optical memory when submitted to delayed feedback. The information bits are topological optical localized states.
Keywords :
laser feedback; optical storage; surface emitting lasers; VCSEL; delayed feedback; excitable regime; information bits; optical injection; optical memory; topological localized structures; topological optical localized states; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical polarization; Optical solitons; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Laser Conference (ISLC), 2014 International
Conference_Location :
Palma de Mallorca
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5721-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISLC.2014.246
