Phase-locking of a Nonlinear Optical Cavity via Rocking: Transmuting Vortices into Phase Patterns
Pattern Formation and Solitons
2009-11-11 v2
Abstract
We report experimental observation of the conversion of a phase-invariant nonlinear system into a phase-locked one via the mechanism of rocking [G. J. de Valcarcel and K. Staliunas, Phys. Rev. E 67, 026604 (2003)]. This conversion results in that vortices of the phase-invariant system are being replaced by phase patterns such as domain walls. The experiment is carried out on a photorefractive oscillator in two-wave mixing configuration.A model for the experimental device is given that reproduces the observed behavior.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nlin/0602023,
title = {Phase-locking of a Nonlinear Optical Cavity via Rocking: Transmuting Vortices into Phase Patterns},
author = {Adolfo Esteban Martin and Manuel Martinez Quesada and Victor B. Taranenko and Eugenio Roldan and German J. de Valcarcel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0602023},
year = {2009}
}
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9 pages and 4 figures