We review the properties of optical spatial dissipative solitons (SDS). These are stable, self‐
localized optical excitations sitting on a uniform, or quasi‐uniform, background in a …

The growth of regularity from disorder, the evolution from the simple towards the complex,
and the spontaneous formation of spatio temporal patterns in general are questions which …

We report on the observation and interaction of dissipative localized structures in an optical
pattern-forming system. Single localized structures are found to have oscillatory decaying …

An all-optical delay line based on the lateral drift of cavity solitons in semiconductor
microresonators is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The functionalities of the …

We apply a versatile numerical technique to establishing the existence of cavity solitons
(CS) in a semiconductor microresonator with bulk GaAs or multiple quantum well …

We study theoretically a broad-area vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) with a
saturable absorber. We show numerically the presence of cavity solitons in the system: they …

We present the results of our study of the dynamics of two-dimensional Kerr cavity solitons.
The solitons are absolutely stable over a substantial parameter domain. We analyze their …

Cavity solitons are stationary self-organized bright intensity peaks which form over a
homogeneous background in the section of broad area radiation beams. They are …

The phenomena in optical pattern formation are reviewed using a single mirror feedback
experiment as an example. The nonlinear medium is sodium metal vapor. We discuss the …

Volume 54 of the Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Series contains ten
contributions, covering a diversity of subject areas in atomic, molecular and optical physics …