Spontaneous and induced motion of optical patterns

A J  Scroggie; D  Gomila; W J  Firth; G L  Oppo

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Spontaneous and induced motion of optical patterns

A J Scroggie, D Gomila, W J Firth, G L Oppo

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Abstract

The universality of two mechanisms of motion of patterns in nonlinear optics is demonstrated. In the first one, two-dimensional disordered patterns are shown to scroll with constant velocity after transients are discarded. In the second case, pattern motion is induced by background modulations. Spatially periodic patterns lock to maxima or minima of the underlying modulation depending on its wavevector.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	963-968
Number of pages	6
Journal	Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics
Volume	81
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-005-2019-7
Publication status	Published - Nov 2005

Keywords

homogeneously broadened lasers
nonlinear transverse-modes
paramtric oscillators
unstable patterns
spatial-patterns
cavity solitons
stable droplets

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