SYMMETRY-BREAKING AND SELF-OSCILLATIONS IN INTRACAVITY VECTORIAL 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION

Authors
PESCHEL U ETRICH C LEDERER F
Citation
U. Peschel et al., SYMMETRY-BREAKING AND SELF-OSCILLATIONS IN INTRACAVITY VECTORIAL 2ND-HARMONIC GENERATION, Optics letters, 23(7), 1998, pp. 500-502
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
23
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
500 - 502
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1998)23:7<500:SASIIV>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We show that, in vectorial intracavity second-harmonic generation, sym metry breaking occurs if the input amplitude exceeds a critical value. The resulting asymmetric stationary solutions are characterized by a second harmonic that is independent of the input amplitude. The soluti ons can destabilize through Hopf bifurcations, leading to self-oscilla tions with pronounced antiphase dynamics. We demonstrate that symmetry breaking can be exploited for flip-flop operation. (C) 1998 Optical S ociety of America.