Nonlinear Sciences – Pattern Formation and Solitons
Scientific paper
2005-03-30
Nonlinear Sciences
Pattern Formation and Solitons
10 pages, 8 figures (11 eps files)
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.72.016614
We study the inhibition of pattern formation in nonlinear optical systems using intracavity photonic crystals. We consider mean field models for single and doubly degenerate optical parametric oscillators. Analytical expressions for the new (higher) modulational thresholds and the size of the ''band-gap`` as function of the system and photonic crystal parameters are obtained via a coupled-mode theory. Then, by means of a nonlinear analysis, we derive amplitude equations for the unstable modes and find the stationary solutions above threshold. The form of the unstable mode is different in the lower and upper part of the bandgap. In each part there is bistability between two spatially shifted patterns. In large systems stable wall defects between the two solutions are formed and we provide analytical expressions for their shape. The analytical results are favorably compared with results obtained from the full system equations. Inhibition of pattern formation can be used to spatially control signal generation in the transverse plane.
Gomila Damia
Oppo Gian-Luca
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