Waves, Solitons and Turbulence in Optical Systems - Abstract

Javaloyes, Julien

Cavity Light bullets in mode-locked semiconductor lasers

We demonstrate the existence of three dimensional dissipative localized structures in the output of a laser coupled to a distant saturable absorber. These phase invariant light bullets are individually addressable and can be envisioned for three dimensional optical information storage. An effective theory provides for an intuitive picture and allows to relate their formation to static auto-solitons.