EXPERIMENTAL-EVIDENCE OF BOUNDARY-INDUCED SYMMETRIES IN AN OPTICAL-SYSTEM WITH A KERR-LIKE NONLINEARITY

Authors
PAMPALONI E RAMAZZA PL RESIDORI S ARECCHI FT
Citation
E. Pampaloni et al., EXPERIMENTAL-EVIDENCE OF BOUNDARY-INDUCED SYMMETRIES IN AN OPTICAL-SYSTEM WITH A KERR-LIKE NONLINEARITY, Europhysics letters, 25(8), 1994, pp. 587-592
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Europhysics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
02955075
Volume
25
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
587 - 592
Database
ISI
SICI code
0295-5075(1994)25:8<587:EOBSIA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Boundary-dependent patterns with different symmetries are observed in an optical system containing a Liquid-Crystal-Light-Valve acting as a Kerr-like non-linearity. For a small optical aperture, the observed sh apes and time-dependent competition confirm recent theoretical predict ions.