Crescent waves in optical cavities

We theoretically and experimentally generate stationary crescent surface solitons pinged to the boundary of a microstructured vertical cavity surface emission laser by triggering the intrinsic cavity mode as a background potential. Instead of a direct transition from linear to nonlinear cavity modes...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 107; no. 18; p. 183902
Main Authors Jisha, Chandroth P, Lin, Yuanyao, Lee, Tsin-Dong, Lee, Ray-Kuang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 28.10.2011
Subjects
Lasers
Optical Phenomena
Surface Properties
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Summary:We theoretically and experimentally generate stationary crescent surface solitons pinged to the boundary of a microstructured vertical cavity surface emission laser by triggering the intrinsic cavity mode as a background potential. Instead of a direct transition from linear to nonlinear cavity modes, we demonstrate the existence of symmetry-breaking crescent waves without any analogs in the linear limit. Our results provide an alternative and general method to control lasing characteristics as well as to study optical surface waves.
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.183902