Adler synchronization of spatial laser solitons pinned by defects.

نویسندگان

  • P V Paulau
  • C McIntyre
  • Y Noblet
  • N Radwell
  • W J Firth
  • P Colet
  • T Ackemann
  • G-L Oppo
چکیده

Defects due to growth fluctuations in broad-area semiconductor lasers induce pinning and frequency shifts of spatial laser solitons. The effects of defects on the interaction of two solitons are considered in lasers with frequency-selective feedback both theoretically and experimentally. We demonstrate frequency and phase synchronization of paired laser solitons as their detuning is varied. In both theory and experiment the locking behavior is well described by the Adler model for the synchronization of coupled oscillators.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical review letters

دوره 108 21  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012