Open AccessCharacteristics of switching dynamics in a semiconductor-based cavity-soliton laser
Author(s) -
Yann Tanguy,
T. Ackemann,
Roland Jaeger
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.016773
Subject(s) - optics , laser , semiconductor laser theory , soliton , erasure , semiconductor , pulse (music) , materials science , physics , optoelectronics , nonlinear system , detector , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
The switching behavior of a semiconductor cavity soliton laser is experimentally investigated, based on a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with frequency-selective feedback. In particular, we show the effect of frequency detuning between cavity solitons and the external injection, the temporal dynamics during ignition and erasure, and characterize the necessary injection pulse width versus its power for successful switching.