Optical morphogenesis: pattern formation and competition in nonlinear optics

Year: 1995

Authors: Arecchi F.T.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy and Department of Physics, University of Florence, Italy

Abstract: Pattern formation and competition occurs in a nonlinear extended dynamical system if dissipation allows for attracting sets, independently of initial conditions. Most reported patterns are still dependent on boundary conditions. This dependency disappears in chemical Turing patterns emerging from reaction-diffusion dynamics. Also in diffraction-diffusion dynamics, as the one ruling an optical field coupled to a polarizable medium, similar phenomena can occur. A review of recent optical experiments is presented, including a discussion on suitable indicators which characterize the different regimes as well as the modeling of the various phenomena. Furthermore possible applications to quantum mechanics are sketched.

Journal/Review: PHYSICA D-NONLINEAR PHENOMENA

Volume: 86 (1-2)      Pages from: 297  to: 322

KeyWords: TRANSVERSE LASER PATTERNS; IMPERFECT O(2) SYMMETRY; SINGLE FEEDBACK MIRROR; CHAOTIC ITINERANCY; KERR MEDIUM
DOI: 10.1016/0167-2789(95)00110-P

Citations: 44
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