2000/03/07 by C. O. Weiss, C. O. Weiß, G. Slekys +10
Computer Science · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies #Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation #Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices #nlin.PS
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.nlin/0003015
12 pages, 27 figures, to appear in book "Spatial Solitons", Springer, 2000
arxiv created 2000/03/07 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
We describe experiments testing the existence and investigating the properties of spatial solitons in nonlinear resonators. We investigate the properties of stationary and moving spatial solitons in lasers with saturable absorber, with a subcritical bifurcation, as well as their manipulation. As opposed, spatial solitons relying on a supercritical bifurcation are shown to exist in degenerate 4-wave mixing (DOPO). With a view to technical applications in parallel information processing or communication, experiments on spatial solitons in large area quantum well semiconductor resonators are conducted.