Control and generation of drifting patterns by asymmetrical Fourier filtering.

Louvergneaux, E; Odent, V; Coulibaly, S; Bortolozzo, U; Residori, S · Phys Rev E · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We report the theoretical and experimental demonstration of one-dimensional drifting patterns generated by asymmetrical Fourier filtering in the transverse plane of an optical feedback system with a Kerr type nonlinearity. We show, with good agreement between our theoretical (analytics and numerics) calculations and experimental observations that at the primary instability threshold the group velocity is always different from zero. Consequently, the system is convective at this threshold, then exhibits drifting patterns.