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Platicon stability in hot cavities
Optics Letters
|May 1, 2023
Summary
High-energy wide platicons are stable in hot cavities with positive thermal effects. Narrow platicons become stable under negative thermal coefficients, revealing complex nonlinear dynamics.
Area of Science:
- Nonlinear optics
- Optical cavity dynamics
Background:
- Platicons are optical structures studied in nonlinear systems.
- Hot cavities introduce thermal nonlinearities that affect optical phenomena.
- Kerr nonlinearity is a fundamental optical effect.
Purpose of the Study:
- To numerically investigate the stability of platicons in hot optical cavities.
- To analyze the interplay between Kerr and thermal nonlinearities.
- To determine the influence of pump amplitude, thermal nonlinearity coefficient, and relaxation time on platicon stability.
Main Methods:
- Numerical simulations were employed for stability analysis.
- The study explored various ranges of pump amplitude.
- Key parameters included thermal nonlinearity coefficient and thermal relaxation time.
Main Results:
- Positive thermal effects stabilize high-energy, wide platicons.
- Negative thermal coefficients lead to the stability of narrow platicons.
- The study identified distinct stability regimes based on thermal effects.
Conclusions:
- Platicon stability in hot cavities is highly dependent on the sign and magnitude of thermal nonlinearities.
- Understanding these dynamics is crucial for controlling optical pulse propagation.
- The findings offer insights into designing optical systems with specific nonlinear responses.
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