We demonstrate the existence of three-dimensional localized structures, known as cavity light bullets, that circulate in a driven cavity filled with a self-focusing dispersive medium. Though unstable, we show through a linear stability analysis how a multiphoton absorption can stabilize these structures. Bullets may be written and erased from the cavity at controlled positions, allowing them to act as elements in three-dimensional pixel arrays. We illustrate the process of writing and erasing bullets in the cavity through dynamic numerical simulations.

Cavity light bullets in a dispersive Kerr medium / Jenkins, Sd; Prati, F; Lugiato, La; Columbo, L; Brambilla, Massimo. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW A. - ISSN 1050-2947. - 80:3(2009), pp. 033832-033842. [10.1103/PhysRevA.80.033832]

Cavity light bullets in a dispersive Kerr medium

BRAMBILLA, Massimo
2009-01-01

Abstract

We demonstrate the existence of three-dimensional localized structures, known as cavity light bullets, that circulate in a driven cavity filled with a self-focusing dispersive medium. Though unstable, we show through a linear stability analysis how a multiphoton absorption can stabilize these structures. Bullets may be written and erased from the cavity at controlled positions, allowing them to act as elements in three-dimensional pixel arrays. We illustrate the process of writing and erasing bullets in the cavity through dynamic numerical simulations.
2009
Cavity light bullets in a dispersive Kerr medium / Jenkins, Sd; Prati, F; Lugiato, La; Columbo, L; Brambilla, Massimo. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW A. - ISSN 1050-2947. - 80:3(2009), pp. 033832-033842. [10.1103/PhysRevA.80.033832]
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