First principle theory for cavity solitons in semiconductor microresonators |
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Authors: | L Spinelli G Tissoni M Tarenghi M Brambilla |
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Institution: | (1) INFM, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Fisiche e Matematiche, Università dell'Insubria, via Valleggio 11, 22100 Como, Italy, IT;(2) INFM, Dipartimento di Fisica Interateneo, Università e Politecnico di Bari, via Orabona 4, 70126 Bari, Italy, IT |
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Abstract: | Cavity solitons are similar to spatial solitons, appearing as localized bright dots in the transverse intensity profile of
the electromagnetic field, but they arise in dissipative systems. In this paper we consider a broad-area vertical-cavity semiconductor
microresonator, driven by an external coherent field, at room temperature. The active material is constituted by a Multiple
Quantum Well GaAs/AlGaAs structure (MQW). We present a set of nonlinear dynamical equations for the electric field and the
carrier density valid for both a passive and an active (i.e. with population inversion) configuration. The complex nonlinear susceptibility is derived on the basis of a full many-body
theory, with the Coulomb enhancement treated in the Padé approximation. The linear stability analysis of the homogeneous steady
states is performed with a generalised approach, and numerical simulations demonstrating the existence of spatial patterns
and cavity solitons in experimentally achievable parameter regions are given for the two configurations.
Received 18 January 2001 |
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Keywords: | PACS 42 70 Nq Other nonlinear optical materials photorefractive and semiconductor materials – 42 65 Tg Optical solitons nonlinear guided waves |
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