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Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 123905 (2008) [4 pages]

Cavity Soliton Laser Based on Mutually Coupled Semiconductor Microresonators

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P. Genevet, S. Barland, M. Giudici, and J. R. Tredicce
Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Institut Non-Linéaire de Nice, UMR 6618, 06560 Valbonne, France

Received 11 June 2008; published 18 September 2008

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We report on experimental observation of localized structures in two mutually coupled broad-area semiconductor resonators, one of which acts as a saturable absorber. These structures coexist with a dark homogeneous background and they have the same properties as cavity solitons without requiring the presence of a driving beam into the system. They can be switched individually on and off by means of a local addressing beam.

© 2008 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.123905
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.123905
PACS:
42.65.Tg, 42.55.Px, 42.65.Pc, 42.79.Ta