SPATIAL STRUCTURES IN SEMICONDUCTOR-DEVICES

Authors
FIRTH WJ LORD A
Citation
Wj. Firth et A. Lord, SPATIAL STRUCTURES IN SEMICONDUCTOR-DEVICES, Journal of nonlinear optical physics and materials, 7(2), 1998, pp. 255-270
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied",Optics
Journal title
Journal of nonlinear optical physics and materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
02188635
Volume
7
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
255 - 270
Database
ISI
SICI code
0218-8635(1998)7:2<255:SSIS>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The basic physics of nonlinear optics in semiconductors is reviewed. O ptical bistability due to increasing absorption and in a Kerr cavity i s discussed, as are spatial solitons in a Kerr medium. These introduce recent research on spontaneous pattern formation and soliton-like str uctures in semiconductor cavity models. Applications to optical inform ation processing are discussed, and simulations of a soliton array mem ory presented.