TY - JOUR
T1 - All-optical control of nonlinear pattern modes by periodic photonic structures
AU - Marsal, Nicolas
AU - Wolfersberger, Delphine
AU - Sciamanna, Marc
AU - Montemezzani, Germano
AU - Neshev, Dragomir N.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - We present experimental studies on manipulation of modulational instability in a nonlinear dissipative feedback system by a one- and two-dimensional periodic photonic lattice. In particular, we study the control of intrinsic instability modes of a photorefractive single feedback mirror system, by an optically induced lattice with variable parameters. By tuning the lattice strength and periodicity, we can induce patterns of particular geometry, suppress the modulational instability modes, or control the pattern orientation in the transverse plane.
AB - We present experimental studies on manipulation of modulational instability in a nonlinear dissipative feedback system by a one- and two-dimensional periodic photonic lattice. In particular, we study the control of intrinsic instability modes of a photorefractive single feedback mirror system, by an optically induced lattice with variable parameters. By tuning the lattice strength and periodicity, we can induce patterns of particular geometry, suppress the modulational instability modes, or control the pattern orientation in the transverse plane.
KW - Modulational instability
KW - Optical feedback
KW - Optical lattice
KW - Pattern formation
KW - Photorefractive effect
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U2 - 10.1109/JQE.2009.2030148
DO - 10.1109/JQE.2009.2030148
M3 - Article
SN - 0018-9197
VL - 45
SP - 1380
EP - 1387
JO - IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
JF - IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
IS - 11
ER -