Title :
Pattern formation in an incoherent cavity
Author :
Carmon, T. ; Buljan, H. ; Segev, M. ; Soljacic, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Solid State Inst., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We report the first experimental observation of pattern-formation in a nonlinear cavity for which the circulating light is both spatially and temporally incoherent. The pattern-formation process is associated with two consecutive thresholds: one when self-focusing overcomes diffraction and the other when feedback overcomes losses.
Keywords :
light coherence; light diffraction; optical chaos; optical feedback; optical losses; optical resonators; optical self-focusing; pattern formation; Pattern formation; circulating light; incoherent cavity; light diffraction; modulation instability threshold; nonlinear cavity; optical feedback; optical losses; optical self-focusing; spatially incoherent light; temporally incoherent light; Attenuators; Boundary conditions; Coherence; Interference; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Output feedback; Pattern formation; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science, 2003. QELS. Postconference Digest
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-749-0
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2003.238334
