Title :
Interplay of external gradients and material defects in the dynamics of semiconductor cavity solitons
Author :
Tissoni, G. ; Caboche, E. ; Genevet, P. ; Pedaci, F. ; Barland, S. ; Giudici, M. ; Tredicce, J.R. ; Lugiato, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fisica e Matematica, Univ. dell´´Insubria, Como
Abstract :
Cavity solitons (CSs) are localized intensity peaks that can form in a homogeneous background of radiation. They are generated by shining laser pulses into optical cavities that contain a nonlinear medium driven by a coherent field (holding beam). The ability to switch CSs on and off and to control their location and motion makes them interesting as potential ´pixels´ for reconfigurable arrays or all-optical processing units.
Keywords :
optical solitons; surface emitting lasers; external gradients; material defects; semiconductor cavity solitons; shining laser pulses; Cascading style sheets; Laser beams; Motion control; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical solitons; Optical switches; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0930-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386963
