NONLINEAR OPTICS Symmetry breaking in laser cavities

被引:37
作者
Malomed, Boris A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Tel Aviv Univ, Fac Engn, Sch Elect Engn, Dept Phys Elect, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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10.1038/nphoton.2015.66
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The ability to invoke and switch between asymmetric lasing states in two coupled cavities built in a nonlinear photonic crystal creates opportunities for a new form of optical memory.
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