Pesch, M. and Grosse Westhoff, E. and Ackemann, T. and Lange, W. (2005) Observation of a discrete family of dissipative solitons in a nonlinear optical system. Physical Review Letters, 95 (14). pp. 143906-1. ISSN 0031-9007
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We report on the observation of a discrete family of spatial dissipative solitons in a simple optical pattern forming system, which is based on a modified single-mirror feedback arrangement. After a pitchfork bifurcation the system possesses two (nearly) equivalent coexisting states of different polarizations. The spatial solitons correspond to excursions from one of the two states serving as a background state towards the other one. The members of the soliton family differ in the number of high-amplitude radial oscillations. The observations are in good agreement with numerical simulations and general expectations for dissipative solitons.
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 2849 |
| Keywords: | spatial dissipative solitons, optics, Optics. Light |
| Subjects: | Science > Physics > Optics. Light |
| Department: | Faculty of Science > Physics |
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| Depositing user: | Mr Derek Boyle |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2007 |
| Last modified: | 12 Mar 2012 10:38 |
| URI: | http://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/2849 |
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