The paraxial model for a nonlinear resonator with a saturable absorber beyond the meanfield limit was investigated. Total radiation confinement and the formation of 3D localized bright structures was observed for accessible parametric domains. It was observed that self-organization proceeded from the resonator feedback, combined with diffraction and nonlinearity. Analysis shows that light bullets can be independently excited and erased by appropriate pulses, and after creation they endlessly travel the cavity round-trip.
Cavity Light Bullets: Three-Dimensional Localized Structures in a Nonlinear Optical Resonator / Brambilla, M.; Maggipinto, T.; Patera, G.; Columbo, L.. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - STAMPA. - 93:20(2004). [10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.203901]
Cavity Light Bullets: Three-Dimensional Localized Structures in a Nonlinear Optical Resonator
Brambilla, M.;
2004-01-01
Abstract
The paraxial model for a nonlinear resonator with a saturable absorber beyond the meanfield limit was investigated. Total radiation confinement and the formation of 3D localized bright structures was observed for accessible parametric domains. It was observed that self-organization proceeded from the resonator feedback, combined with diffraction and nonlinearity. Analysis shows that light bullets can be independently excited and erased by appropriate pulses, and after creation they endlessly travel the cavity round-trip.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
