We review publications on transverse dynamics in cavity nonlinear optics during the years
2000–2003. Topics covered are transverse pattern dynamics, localized structures, scaling of …

Guiding graduate students and researchers through the complex world of laser physics and
nonlinear optics, this book provides an in-depth exploration of the dynamics of lasers and …

We show that in a cavity soliton laser based on a VCSEL with a saturable absorber the
solitons can spontaneously move if the ratio of the carrier lifetimes in the amplifier and in the …

Cavity solitons (CSs) are localized structures appearing as intensity peaks in the
homogeneous background of the field emitted by a nonlinear microresonator. We …

We show analytically and numerically that time-delayed nonlocal response induces
traveling localized states in bistable systems. These states result from the interaction of …

Control of the motion of cavity solitons is one the central problems in nonlinear optical
pattern formation. We report on the impact of the phase of the time-delayed optical feedback …

Macroscopic systems present particle-type solutions. Spontaneous symmetry-breaking can
cause these solutions to travel in different directions, and the inclusion of random …

We investigate a control of the motion of localized structures (LSs) of light by means of delay
feedback in the transverse section of a broad area nonlinear optical system. The delayed …

The motion of a self-propelled cavity soliton in a laser where the pump profile acts as a
square billiard is investigated. In the long-term dynamics, only closed trajectories are …

We report experimental evidence of spontaneous formation of localized structures in a 80μm
diameter Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) biased above the lasing threshold …