Effects of carrier radiative recombination on a VCSEL-based cavity soliton laser

• DOI: 10.1007/s00340-007-2711-x
• Publication Date: 2007-06-26T11:57:26Z
• Authors: F. Prati; P. Caccia; G. Tissoni; L.A. Lugiato; K. Mahmoud Aghdami; H. Tajalli
• Keywords: LOCALIZED STRUCTURES; SATURABLE ABSORBER; 0103 physical sciences; 01 natural sciences

A vertical cavity surface emitting laser with saturable absorber can work as a cavity soliton laser. We show that the properties of the system are deeply influenced by the radiative recombination of carriers. The existence of solitons is shown numerically for a choice of parameters suitable to describe devices where the same material is used for the active and the passive parts.