Vector laser solitons with rotating polarization topological defects

Author

Yaparov, V.V. ; Krasnoschekov, Ye.A. ; Taranenko, V.B.

Author_Institution

Int. Center “Inst. of Appl. Opt.” NASU, Kiev, Ukraine

fYear

2013

fDate

10-11 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

25

Lastpage

26

Abstract

We show numerically the existence of robust two-component vector solitons in an unpolarized (polarization isotropic) bistable laser with transversely extended resonator. Four types of the laser vector solitons are found which have distinct spatial distribution of polarization states containing polarization topological defects, namely: points of circular polarizations (C-points) and lines of linear polarizations (L-lines). Morphology and dynamics of the polarization defects are analyzed.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser stability; light polarisation; numerical analysis; optical bistability; optical rotation; optical solitons; C-points; L-lines; circular polarization points; linear polarization lines; polarization defect dynamics; polarization defect morphology; polarization isotropic bistable laser; polarization states; robust two-component vector solitons; rotating polarization topological defects; spatial distribution; transversely extended resonator; unpolarized bistable laser; vector laser solitons; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical resonators; Semiconductor lasers; Solitons; Vectors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nonlinear Photonics (NLP), 2013 IEEE 2nd International Workshop

Conference_Location

Sudak

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-1116-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NLP.2013.6646378

Filename

6646378