KALEIDOSCOPIC SPATIAL INSTABILITY - BIFURCATIONS OF OPTICAL TRANSVERSE SOLITARY WAVES

被引：39

作者：

GRANTHAM, JW

GIBBS, HM

KHITROVA, G

VALLEY, JF

XU, JJ

机构：

[1] Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1991年 / 66卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.1422

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

The cell-exit transverse profile for one-way propagation through sodium vapor forms a pattern of spots with complexity and beauty rivaling that of a kaleidoscope. These patterns are stationary in time, reproduce completely when the power or frequency is scanned, and agree well with one-way computations that show that the patterns change very little after one-fifth of the propagation distance, i.e., they exhibit the properties of bifurcations of transverse solitary waves.

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页码：1422 / 1425

页数：4

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