Spatiotemporal antiphase dynamics in coupled extended optical media

Experimental evidence of spatiotemporal antiphase dynamics is given for an extended system made of two liquid crystal slices that are optically coupled by two equal amplitude counterpropagating pumping beams. Theory and experiments carried out in a transverse one-dimensional configuration show that...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2007-12, Vol.99 (26), p.263901-263901, Article 263901
Hauptverfasser: Louvergneaux, E, Rogister, F, Glorieux, P
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Experimental evidence of spatiotemporal antiphase dynamics is given for an extended system made of two liquid crystal slices that are optically coupled by two equal amplitude counterpropagating pumping beams. Theory and experiments carried out in a transverse one-dimensional configuration show that roll patterns are generated in each slice. These rolls are spatially in-phase or antiphase for a focusing or a defocusing nonlinearity type, respectively. These in-phase or antiphase dynamics remain robust even for complex spatiotemporal regimes such as dislocation regimes.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.263901