OPTICAL EXCITABLE WAVES

Authors
COULLET P DABOUSSY D TREDICCE JR
Citation
P. Coullet et al., OPTICAL EXCITABLE WAVES, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 58(5), 1998, pp. 5347-5350
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
58
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Part
A
Pages
5347 - 5350
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1998)58:5<5347:>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We show that an optical system, a laser with an injected signal, behav es as an excitable medium. This property gives rise to propagating pul ses if the active medium is spatially extended. We study the propertie s of those waves and we demonstrate that they may annihilate or cross each other depending on the control parameter values. [S1063-651X(98)0 2503-3].