Bistability between different localized structures in nonlinear optics

Year: 2004

Authors: Bortolozzo U., Pastur L., Ramazza P.L., Tlidi M., Kozyreff G.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Apllicata, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
Optique Nonlinéaire thèorique, Université libre de Bruxelles, Cp. 231, Campus plaine 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium;
OCIAM, Mathematical Institute, 24-29 St. Giles, Oxford OXI, 3LB, United Kingdom

Abstract: We report the observation of different localized structures coexisting for the same parameter values in an extended system. The experimental findings are carried out in a nonlinear optical interferometer and are fully confirmed by numerical simulations. The existence of each kind of localized structure is put in relation to a corresponding delocalized pattern observed. A quantitative evaluation of the range of pump parameter allowing bistability between localized structures is given. The phenomenon reported results to be robust in parameter space.

Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Volume: 93 (25)      Pages from: 253901-1  to: 253901-4

More Information: This work has been partially supported by the Interuniversity Attraction Pole Program of the Belgian Government, by the Fonds National de la Recherce Scientifique, by EU Contract No. HPRN-CT-2000-00158, and by MIUR-FIRB Project No. RBNE01CW3M-001.
KeyWords: Soliton Propagation; Cavity Solitons; Feedback; Patterns
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.253901

Citations: 31
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