All-Optical Control of Nonlinear Pattern Modes by Periodic Photonic Structures

Author

Marsal, Nicolas ; Wolfersberger, Delphine ; Sciamanna, Marc ; Montemezzani, Germano ; Neshev, Dragomir N.

Author_Institution

Lab. Mater. Opt., Photonique et Syst., Univ. de Metz, Metz, France

Volume

45

Issue

11

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1380

Lastpage

1387

Abstract

We present experimental studies on manipulation of modulational instability in a nonlinear dissipative feedback system by a one- and two-dimensional periodic photonic lattice. In particular, we study the control of intrinsic instability modes of a photorefractive single feedback mirror system, by an optically induced lattice with variable parameters. By tuning the lattice strength and periodicity, we can induce patterns of particular geometry, suppress the modulational instability modes, or control the pattern orientation in the transverse plane.

Keywords

feedback; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical control; optical lattices; optical tuning; pattern formation; photonic crystals; photorefractive materials; all-optical control; intrinsic instability mode control; lattice periodicity; lattice strength; modulational instability; nonlinear dissipative feedback system; nonlinear pattern modes; one-dimensional periodic photonic lattice; optical tuning; optically induced lattice; pattern orientation control; periodic photonic structures; photorefractive single feedback mirror system; transverse plane; two-dimensional periodic photonic lattice; Control systems; Lattices; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical feedback; Optical modulation; Optical variables control; Periodic structures; Photorefractive effect; Modulational instability; optical feedback; optical lattice; pattern formation; photorefractive effect;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JQE.2009.2030148

Filename

5291950