Abstract

Spatial solitons in cavities are being investigated with a view to applications in parallel information processing [1]. Such arrays offer functionalities which are beyond any micro-structured material array, whether optical or electronic. This paper discusses the basic physics of the nature, experimental demonstration and control of spatial solitons in cavities [1], and discusses processing schemes which take advantage of their unique properties. Such schemes avert the unequal competition with silicon which has plagued other all-optical processing schemes.

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