Observation of mode-locked spatial laser solitons

Gustave, F. and Radwell, N. and McIntyre, C. and Toomey, J. P. and Kane, D. M. and Barland, S. and Firth, W. J. and Oppo, G.-L. and Ackemann, T. (2017) Observation of mode-locked spatial laser solitons. Physical Review Letters, 118 (4). 044102. ISSN 1079-7114 (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.044102)

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Abstract

A stable nonlinear wave packet, self-localized in all three dimensions, is an intriguing and much sought after object in nonlinear science in general and in nonlinear photonics in particular. We report on the experimental observation of mode-locked spatial laser solitons in a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with frequency-selective feedback from an external cavity. These spontaneously emerging and long-term stable spatio-temporal structures have a pulse length shorter than the cavity round trip time and may pave the way to completely independent cavity light bullets.

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Gustave, F., Radwell, N., McIntyre, C., Toomey, J. P., Kane, D. M., Barland, S., Firth, W. J., Oppo, G.-L. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5376-4309 and Ackemann, T. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2727-7395;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:59274
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    27 January 2017
    Published
    19 December 2016
    Accepted
    Notes:Gustave, F., Radwell, N., McIntyre, C., Toomey, J. P., Kane, D. M., Barland, S., ... Ackemann, T. (2016). Observation of mode-locked spatial laser solitons. Physical Review Letters. ©2017 American Physical Society. All rights reserved.
    Keywords:nonlinear wave packets, nonlinear photonics, mode-locked spatial laser solitons, pulse length, cavity round trip time, cavity light bullets, spatio-temporal localization of light, Physics, Physics and Astronomy(all)
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:05 Jan 2017 12:31
    Last modified:18 May 2022 00:28
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/59274
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