Eur. Phys. J. D 59, 97-107 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2010-00142-4

Theoretical description of the transverse localised structures in a face to face VCSEL configuration

Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Institut Non-Linéaire de Nice, UMR 6618, 06560 Valbonne, France

Corresponding author: ^a lionel.gil@inln.cnrs.fr

Received: 15 December 2009
Revised: 1 April 2010
Published online: 26 May 2010

Abstract

A theoretical framework is derived for the description of the localised structures which have recently been observed in a system of two coupled broad-area VCSEL in a long cavity self imaging configuration. The model succeeds in reproducing, at least qualitatively, the experimental observations: the numerous types of monochromatic cavity solitons, the left or right handed vortices as well as their striking spectral characteristics.