DocumentCode
2666456
Title
Cavity pattern formation and cavity solitons with incoherent light
Author
Buljan, H. ; Soljacic, Marin ; Carmon, T. ; Segev, M.
Author_Institution
Fac. of Sci., Zagreb Univ., Croatia
fYear
2003
fDate
6-6 June 2003
Abstract
We show that patterns and solitons can form when spatially and temporally incoherent light circulates in a passive nonlinear cavity with noninstantaneous medium. The pattern formation process is always associated with two consecutive thresholds. The first (instability) threshold is unaffected by the cavity boundary conditions, whereas the second threshold is induced by the feedback through the interplay of nonlinear gain and cavity loss.
Keywords
laser cavity resonators; optical solitons; pattern formation; cavity boundary conditions; cavity loss; cavity pattern formation; cavity solitons; incoherent light; instability threshold; nonlinear gain; passive nonlinear cavity; Boundary conditions; Liquid crystals; Marine technology; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical solitons; Pattern formation; Physics; Spatial coherence;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-749-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2003.238442
Filename
1276028
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