Title :
Pattern formation and competition in nonlinear optics: multiscaling and complex behavior
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Florence Univ., Italy
Abstract :
We focus our attention on a passive system consisting of a thin Kerr cell in an optical feedback configuration. As the intensity of an impinging plane wave is increased, the transverse pattern on the cell entrance bifurcates from a uniform front to patterns of different symmetries depending on the type of feedback
Keywords :
bifurcation; optical Kerr effect; optical chaos; optical feedback; bifurcates; cell entrance; complex behavior; different symmetries; impinging plane wave; multiscaling; nonlinear optics; optical feedback; optical feedback configuration; passive system; pattern formation; transverse pattern; uniform front; Biomedical optical imaging; Chaos; Equations; Feedback loop; Liquid crystals; Nonlinear dynamical systems; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Pattern formation; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Nonlinear Optics '98: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications Topical Meeting
Conference_Location :
Kauai, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4950-4
DOI :
10.1109/NLO.1998.710158
