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Two-dimensional optical chimera states in an array of coupled waveguide resonators

Pattern Formation and Solitons 2020-04-22 v1

Abstract

Two-dimensional arrays of coupled waveguides or coupled microcavities allow to confine and manipulate light. Based on a paradigmatic envelope equation, we show that these devices, subject to a coherent optical injection, support coexistence between a coherent and incoherent emission. In this regime, we show that two-dimensional chimera state can be generated. Depending on initial conditions, the system exhibits a family of two-dimensional chimera states and interaction between them. We characterize these two-dimensional structures by computing their Lyapunov spectrum, and Yorke-Kaplan dimension. Finally, we show that two-dimensional chimera states are of spatiotemporal chaotic nature.

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@article{arxiv.1912.10950,
  title  = {Two-dimensional optical chimera states in an array of coupled waveguide resonators},
  author = {M. G. Clerc and S. Coulibaly and M. A. Ferré and M. Tlidi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.10950},
  year   = {2020}
}

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4 figures, 4 pages

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