Abstract

Cavity solitons are localized structures which may form when an optical cavity filled with a nonlinear medium is shined by a coherent (holding) beam [1]. In broad area semiconductor systems, the existence and basic properties of CS have already been experimentally demonstrated [2]. However, despite considerable improvements in the growth process leading to much better long range homogeneity, the position of cavity solitons has always been strongly influenced by the residual imperfections of the nonlinear device.

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