title: Observation of electro-activated localized structures in broad area VCSELs.
abstract: We demonstrate experimentally the electro-activation of a localized optical structure in a coherently driven broad-area vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) operated below threshold. Control is achieved by electro-optically steering a writing beam through a pre-programmable switch based on a photorefractive funnel waveguide.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Parravicini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brambilla
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Columbo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Prati
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rizza
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tissoni
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Agranat
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: DelRe
mesh_terms: D004560:Electricity; D004581:Electronics; D007259:Infrared Rays; D007834:Lasers; D013057:Spectrum Analysis