PATTERN-FORMATION AND COMPETITION IN NONLINEAR-OPTICAL SYSTEMS WITH 2-DIMENSIONAL FEEDBACK

Authors
VORONTSOV MA FIRTH WJ
Citation
Ma. Vorontsov et Wj. Firth, PATTERN-FORMATION AND COMPETITION IN NONLINEAR-OPTICAL SYSTEMS WITH 2-DIMENSIONAL FEEDBACK, Physical review. A, 49(4), 1994, pp. 2891-2906
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
49
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2891 - 2906
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1994)49:4<2891:PACINS>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
Nonlinear optical systems using a Kerr slice and two-dimensional feedb ack are analyzed. A Neumann-series approach is used to study pattern f ormation. We show that interactions between spatial modes (rolls) occu r in the form of ''winner-takes-all'' dynamics and cause formation of hexagon patterns.