Title :
Stable spatial autosolitons in semiconductor amplifiers
Author :
Ultanir, E.A. ; Stegeman, G.I. ; Michaelis, D. ; Lederer, F. ; Lange, C.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We report the first experimental observation of spatial dissipative solitons (autosoliton) in a patterned electrode semiconductor amplifier (SOA). Our results fit with the numerical simulations which support the bifurcating behavior of solitons with current pumping.
Keywords :
bifurcation; electrodes; optical solitons; semiconductor optical amplifiers; bifurcation; current pumping; patterned electrode; semiconductor amplifiers; spatial autosolitons; spatial dissipative solitons; Electrodes; Nonlinear optics; Numerical simulation; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical solitons; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.237977
