Observation of a discrete family of dissipative solitons in a nonlinear optical system

M. Pesch, E. Grosse Westhoff, T. Ackemann, W. Lange

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Abstract

We report on the observation of a discrete family of spatial dissipative solitons in a simple optical pattern forming system, which is based on a modified single-mirror feedback arrangement. After a pitchfork bifurcation the system possesses two (nearly) equivalent coexisting states of different polarizations. The spatial solitons correspond to excursions from one of the two states serving as a background state towards the other one. The members of the soliton family differ in the number of high-amplitude radial oscillations. The observations are in good agreement with numerical simulations and general expectations for dissipative solitons.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)143906-1
Number of pages143905
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume95
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Sept 2005

Keywords

  • spatial dissipative solitons
  • optics

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