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Oscillatory dynamics in nanocavities with noninstantaneous Kerr response

Chaotic Dynamics 2012-02-01 v1 Optics

Abstract

We investigate the impact of a finite response time of Kerr nonlinearities over the onset of spontaneous oscillations (self-pulsing) occurring in a nanocavity. The complete characterization of the underlying Hopf bifurcation in the full parameter space allows us to show the existence of a critical value of the response time and to envisage different regimes of competition with bistability. The transition from a stable oscillatory state to chaos is found to occur only in cavities which are detuned far off-resonance, which turns out to be mutually exclusive with the region where the cavity can operate as a bistable switch.

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@article{arxiv.1201.6621,
  title  = {Oscillatory dynamics in nanocavities with noninstantaneous Kerr response},
  author = {Andrea Armaroli and Stefania Malaguti and Gaetano Bellanca and Stefano Trillo and Alfredo de Rossi and Sylvain Combrié},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.6621},
  year   = {2012}
}