title: Cavity Light Bullets in Passively Mode-Locked Semiconductor Lasers.
abstract: We demonstrate the existence of stable three-dimensional dissipative localized structures in the output of a laser coupled to a distant saturable absorber. These phase invariant cavity light bullets are individually addressable and can be envisioned for three-dimensional optical information storage. An effective theory provides for an intuitive picture and allows us to relate their formation to the morphogenesis of static spatial autosolitons and temporal cellular patterns.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Física, Universitat de les Illes Baleares, C/ Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Mallorca, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Javaloyes