Non-Gaussian statistics and extreme waves in a nonlinear optical cavity
Optics
2012-06-15 v1 Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
A unidirectional optical oscillator is built by using a liquid crystal light-valve that couples a pump beam with the modes of a nearly spherical cavity. For sufficiently high pump intensity, the cavity field presents a complex spatio-temporal dynamics, accompanied by the emission of extreme waves and large deviations from the Gaussian statistics. We identify a mechanism of spatial symmetry breaking, due to a hypercycle-type amplification through the nonlocal coupling of the cavity field.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1206.3207,
title = {Non-Gaussian statistics and extreme waves in a nonlinear optical cavity},
author = {A. Montina and U. Bortolozzo and S. Residori and F. T. Arecchi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.3207},
year = {2012}
}