From resting to moving localized structures due to symmetry breaking

Author

Michaelis, D. ; Peschel, Ulf ; Lederer, F. ; Skryabin, D.V. ; Firth, W.J.

Author_Institution

Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only given. Polarization fronts in intracavity second harmonic generation (SHG) are a representative example for localized structures or cavity solitons in dissipative systems. We use this particular example to demonstrate that nonlinear structures may destabilize due to symmetry breaking where a linear internal mode passes the translational mode. As a result a resting symmetric structure may transform into a moving asymmetric one. In the mean-field limit type II intracavity SHG is observed.

Keywords

bifurcation; optical harmonic generation; optical resonators; optical solitons; symmetry; cavity solitons; dissipative systems; intracavity second harmonic generation; localized structures; mean-field limit; moving asymmetric structure; nonlinear structures; polarization fronts; resting symmetric structure; symmetry breaking; translational mode; type II intracavity SHG; Amplitude modulation; Charge coupled devices; Computer hacking; Intensity modulation; Laser beams; Laser stability; Laser tuning; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Power lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics Conference, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 International

Conference_Location

Nice, France

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6318-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IQEC.2000.907985

Filename

907985