Scar-like structures and non-integrability in a perfectly square optical billiard
Optics
2009-11-04 v2 General Physics
Abstract
We show that scar-like structures (SLS) in a wide aperture vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) can be formed even in a perfectly square geometry due to interaction of polarization and spatial degrees of freedom of light. We show also that dissipation in the system induces an order among the cavity modes, so that SLS become preferred at lasing threshold. More generally, modes which are more localized both in coordinate and momentum space have in average lower losses.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0909.4330,
title = {Scar-like structures and non-integrability in a perfectly square optical billiard},
author = {I. Babushkin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0909.4330},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
comparing to v2 the presentation is improved and extended. a error in ordering of eigenvalues in the figure about localization is corrected