Title :
Excitability of Localized Structures in Kerr Media
Author :
Jacobo, Adrian ; Gomila, Damia ; Colet, Pere ; Matias, Manuel
Author_Institution :
Institut Mediterrani d`Estudis Avançats (IMEDEA, CSIC-UIB), Campus Universitat Illes Balears, E-07122 Palma, de Mallorca, Spain., jacobo@imedea.uib.es
Abstract :
We find and characterize two different mechanisms that lead to excitability of localized structures in a Kerr cavity. In a first scenario the excitability appears a saddle loop bifurcation. In second place we show an excitability regime that arises trough a SNIC bifurcation.
Keywords :
Bifurcation; Electromagnetic modeling; Jacobian matrices; Laser excitation; Optical diffraction; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Prototypes; Steady-state;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801389
