Title :
Optical bistability and spatial resonator solitons based on polariton nonlinearity
Author :
Larionova, Ye. ; Stolz, W. ; Weiss, C.O.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Tech. Bundesanstalt, Braunschweig
Abstract :
Optical bistability and observation of bright and dark spatial resonator solitons are reported for a semiconductor microresonator in which the nonlinearity stems from exciton polaritons.
Keywords :
excitons; microcavities; optical bistability; optical resonators; optical solitons; polaritons; semiconductor devices; exciton polaritons; optical bistability; polariton nonlinearity; semiconductor microresonator; spatial resonator solitons; Absorption; Excitons; Indium gallium arsenide; Microcavities; Optical bistability; Optical modulation; Optical resonators; Optical solitons; Resonance; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and Photonics, 2006. MEP 2006. Multiconference on
Conference_Location :
Guanajuato
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0627-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0628-5
DOI :
10.1109/MEP.2006.335623
