Title :
Slow-light dissipative solitons
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
We employ an alternative control of diffraction based on the generation of slow-light dissipative solitons for a three-level medium in a cavity pumped by two quasi-resonant fields. Complex self-organised structures and spatial localization of light due to the interaction of diffraction and nonlinearity in optical cavities have important applications in optics and photonics, ranging from digital optical memories to delay lines. Note that conservative Raman solitons with slow-light have been observed in free propagation in a planar CS2 waveguide by using the localization of a pump field.
Keywords :
light diffraction; optical planar waveguides; optical solitons; slow light; Raman solitons; alternative control; complex self-organised structures; diffraction; optical cavities; planar waveguide; quasiresonant fields; slow-light dissipative solitons; spatial localization; three-level medium; Atom optics; Cavity resonators; Diffraction; Optical diffraction; Optical pumping; Optical solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943511
