Abstract
The realization of a cavity soliton laser using a vertical-cavity surface-emitting semiconductor gain structure coupled to an external cavity with a frequency-selective element is reported. All-optical control of bistable solitonic emission states representing small microlasers is demonstrated by injection of an external beam. The control scheme is phase insensitive and hence expected to be robust for all-optical processing applications. The mobility of these structures is also demonstrated.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 013907 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 100 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Jan 2008 |
Keywords
- laser
- cavity laser
- soliton cavity laser
- semiconductor
- solitonic emission states
- microlasers
- laser beam
- optics
- physics