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Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 6006–6009 (2000)

Optical Self-Organization in Bulk and Multiquantum Well GaAlAs Microresonators

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R. Kuszelewicz, I. Ganne, I. Sagnes, and G. Slekys
Laboratoire Concepts et Dispositifs pour la Photonique, URA250 CNET/CNRS, B.P. 107, 92225, Bagneux cedex, France

M. Brambilla
Dipartimento di Fisica e Istituto Nazionale di Fisica della Materia Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy

Received 17 September 1999; published in the issue dated 26 June 2000

We have observed optical patterns in GaAs/GaAlAs vertical-cavity microresonators. Rolls, rhombs, or hexagons were obtained depending on the wavelength detuning. We show that cavity thickness fluctuations contribute to pattern selection.

© 2000 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.6006
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.6006
PACS:
42.65.Sf, 42.65.Tg, 47.54.+r, 68.65.+g