Cavity-solitons switching in semiconductor microcavities
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. A
- Institut Non-lineaire de Nice, UMR 6618 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - Universite de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 06560 Valbonne (France)
Cavity solitons (CSs) are localized structures appearing as intensity peaks in the homogeneous background of the field emitted by a nonlinear microresonator. We experimentally and theoretically study the switch-on process of cavity solitons in semiconductor amplifiers. The switching time has two contributions: a lethargic lapse following the application of the switching pulse and a characteristic buildup time. While the latter is not significantly affected by the control parameters, the former crucially depends on them. Optimization of the parameters leads to a switch-on time of less than one nanosecond, assessing the CS competitiveness for all-optical applications.
- OSTI ID:
- 20718426
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 72; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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