Abstract
We demonstrate the existence of both bright and dark spontaneously moving spatial solitons in a model of
a semiconductor microcavity. The motion is caused by temperature-induced changes in the cavity detuning and
arises through an instability of the stationary soliton solution above some threshold. An order parameter
equation is derived for the moving solitons and is used to explain their behavior in the presence of externally
imposed parameter modulations. The existence of two-dimensional moving solitons is demonstrated and an
example given of their interaction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 036607-1 |
| Number of pages | 36606 |
| Journal | Physical Review E: Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Sept 2002 |
Keywords
- spatial solitons
- semiconductor microcavity
- solitons