Imperfect symmetry breaking

Bruno Garbin, Julien Fatome, Yadong Wang, François Leo, Gian-Luca Oppo, Stuart G. Murdoch, Miro Erkintalo, Stéphane Coen

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Abstract

By considering a nonlinear resonator driven by an elliptically polarized beam, we study experimentally the robustness of spontaneous symmetry breaking to controlled asymmetries. In particular, we reveal that different asymmetries can balance each other.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNonlinear Photonics 2018
Place of PublicationWashington, D.C.
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Jul 2018
EventNonlinear Photonics 2018 - Zurich, Switzerland
Duration: 2 Jul 20185 Jul 2018

Conference

ConferenceNonlinear Photonics 2018
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityZurich
Period2/07/185/07/18

Keywords

  • nonlinear resonators
  • polarized beams
  • spontaneous symmetry breaking
  • symmetry-breaking

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