Experimental control of pattern formation by photonic lattices
Date
2008-11-01
Authors
Marsal, N.
Wolfersberger, D.
Sciamanna, M.
Montemezzani, G.
Neshev, Dragomir
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Optical Society of America
Abstract
We study the control of modulational instability and pattern formation in a nonlinear dissipative feedback
system with a periodic modulation of the material refractive index. We use a one-dimensional photonic lattice
in a single-mirror feedback configuration and identify three mechanisms for pattern control: bandgap
suppression of instability modes, periodicity induced pattern modes, and orientational pattern control.
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modulation, instability, pattern, formation, nonlinear, dissipative, feedback, system, photonic, lattice, material, refractive, index, one-dimension
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Optics Letters
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Open Access