Tailoring the profile and interactions of optical localized structures

Year: 2002

Authors: Ramazza PL., Benkler E., Bortolozzo U., Boccaletti S., Ducci S., Arecchi F.T.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
Department of Physics, University of Firenze, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
Institute of Applied Physics, Darmstadt, Germany;
Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain;
Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, 94235 Cachan Cedex, France

Abstract: We experimentally demonstrate the broad tunability of the main features of optical localized structures (LS’s) in a nonlinear interferometer. By discussing how a single LS depends on the system spatial frequency bandwidth, we show that a modification of its tail leads to the possibility of tuning the interactions between LS pairs, and thus the equilibrium distances at which LS bound states form. This is in agreement with a general theoretical model describing weak interactions of LS in nonlinear dissipative systems.

Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Volume: 65 (6)      Pages from: 66204-1  to: 66204-4

KeyWords: Pattern-formation; System; Feedback; Solitons
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.066204

Citations: 44
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