Observation of Mode-Locked Spatial Laser Solitons

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作者
Gustave, F. [1 ]
Radwell, N. [2 ,3 ]
McIntyre, C. [4 ,5 ]
Toomey, J. P. [6 ]
Kane, D. M. [6 ]
Barland, S. [1 ]
Firth, W. J. [4 ,5 ]
Oppo, G. -L. [4 ,5 ]
Ackemann, T. [4 ,5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cote Azur, CNRS, F-06560 Valbonne, France
[2] Univ Glasgow, SUPA, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
[3] Univ Glasgow, Dept Phys & Astron, Glasgow G12 8QQ, Lanark, Scotland
[4] Univ Strathclyde, SUPA, Glasgow G4 ONG, Lanark, Scotland
[5] Univ Strathclyde, Dept Phys, Glasgow G4 ONG, Lanark, Scotland
[6] Macquarie Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, MQ Photon Res Ctr, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
OPTICAL FEEDBACK; SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS; DISSIPATIVE SOLITONS; LOCALIZED STRUCTURES; SPATIOTEMPORAL SOLITONS; LIGHT BULLETS; CAVITY; GENERATION; SYSTEMS; COLLAPSE;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.044102
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
A stable nonlinear wave packet, self-localized in all three dimensions, is an intriguing and much sought after object in nonlinear science in general and in nonlinear photonics in particular. We report on the experimental observation of mode-locked spatial laser solitons in a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with frequency-selective feedback from an external cavity. These spontaneously emerging and long-term stable spatiotemporal structures have a pulse length shorter than the cavity round-trip time and may pave the way to completely independent cavity light bullets.
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