Cavity solitons in a driven VCSEL above threshold

被引:83
作者
Hachair, Xavier
Pedaci, Francesco
Caboche, Emilie
Barland, Stphane
Giudici, Massimo
Tredicce, J. K.
Prati, Franco
Tissoni, Giovanna
Kheradmand, Reza
Lugiato, Luigi A.
Protsenko, Igor
Brambilla, Massimo
机构
[1] Univ Nice, CNRS, UMR 6618, Inst Nonlineaire Nice, F-06560 Valbonne, France
[2] Univ Insubria, Dipartimento Matemat & Fis, CNISM, I-22100 Como, Italy
[3] Russian Sci Ctr Appl Res, JINR, Dubna, Russia
[4] PN Lebedev Phys Inst, Moscow 117924, Russia
[5] Univ & Politecn Bari, Dipartimento Sci Interateneo, I-70126 Bari, Italy
关键词
cavity solitons (CSs); pattern formation; vertical-cavity semiconductor laser (VCSEL);
D O I
10.1109/JSTQE.2006.872711
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We experimentally demonstrate the existence and the control of cavity solitons in externally driven vertical-cavity semiconductor lasers above threshold. A model including material polarization dynamics is used to predict and confirm the experimental findings.
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页码:339 / 351
页数:13
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