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Microwave Photonics Systems Based on Whispering-gallery-mode Resonators
Published on: August 5, 2013
A taxonomy of optical dissipative structures in whispering-gallery mode resonators with Kerr nonlinearity
Irina V Balakireva1, Yanne K Chembo2,3
1FEMTO-ST Institute, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, CNRS, Optics Department, 15B Avenue des Montboucons, 25030 Besançon cedex, France.
Abstract:
In this paper, the research related to the formation of optical dissipative structures in Kerr-nonlinear whispering-gallery mode resonators pumped with continuous-wave lasers is reviewed. Pattern formation in these systems can be analysed using the paradigmatic Lugiato-Lefever model, which is a partial differential equation ruling the dynamics of the intra-cavity laser field. Various dissipative structures such as Turing rolls, solitons, breathers and spatio-temporal chaos can emerge in the resonator depending on the laser power and frequency. The bifurcation analysis enables a classification of these patterns, and also permits identification of their basins of attraction.This article is part of the theme issue 'Dissipative structures in matter out of equilibrium: from chemistry, photonics and biology (part 1)'.
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