Bistable phase locking of a nonlinear optical cavity via rocking:: Transmuting vortices into phase patterns

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Esteban-Martin, Adolfo [1 ]
Martinez-Quesada, Manuel [1 ]
Taranenko, Victor B. [1 ]
Roldan, Eugenio [1 ]
de Valcarcel, Germaan J. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Valencia, Dept Opt, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.093903
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We report the experimental observation of the conversion of a phase-invariant nonlinear system into a bistable phase-locked one via rocking [G. J. de Valcarcel and K. Staliunas, Phys. Rev. E 67, 026604 (2003)]. This conversion results in vortices of the phase-invariant system being replaced by phase patterns such as domain walls. A model for the experimental device, a photorefractive oscillator, is given that reproduces the observed behavior.
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