All Optical frequency switching of cavity solitons based on localized modulation

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1 Photonics Group, Research Institute for Applied Physics and Astronomy (RIAPA), University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

2 Department of Physics, University of Guilan, P.O. Box 41335-1914 Rasht, Iran

Abstract

Local sinusoidal modulation of cavity solitons in an injected Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser1 above the laser threshold is numerically investigated and their synchronization in a unidirectional interaction regime is discussed. An all-optical frequency switch based on the synchronization of cavity solitons in this regime is proposed and its performance is quantified by two important parameters: 1) external force threshold and 2) response time of the switching. Our study shows that cavity solitons can be used as all-optical frequency switches with a speed that meets the requirements of optical operations.

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Journal of Research on Many-body Systems
Volume 13, Issue 2 - Serial Number 37
summer 2023
July 2023
Pages 13-22

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  • Receive Date: 04 October 2020
  • Revise Date: 10 May 2023
  • Accept Date: 14 May 2023

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