Subcritical patterns and dissipative solitons due to intracavity photonic crystals

Journal Article · Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Physical Review. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVA.76.043823· OSTI ID:21020818

Gomila, Damia ^[1]; Oppo, Gian-Luca ^[1]

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1. SUPA and Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow, G4 0NG, Scotland (United Kingdom)

Manipulation of the bifurcation structure of nonlinear optical systems via intracavity photonic crystals is demonstrated. In particular, subcritical regions between spatially periodic states are stabilized by modulations of the material's refractive index. An family of dissipative solitons within this bistability range due to the intracavity photonic crystal is identified and characterized in both one and two transverse dimensions. Nontrivial snaking of the modulated-cavity soliton solutions is also presented.

• OSTI ID: 21020818
• Journal Information: Physical Review. A, Vol. 76, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.76.043823; (c) 2007 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BIFURCATION
CRYSTALS
MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
MODULATION
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
PERIODICITY
REFRACTIVE INDEX
SOLITONS