arXiv · nlin/0205039
Nonlinear Interaction of Transversal Modes in a CO2 Laser
Abstract
We show the possibility of achieving experimentally a Takens-Bogdanov bifurcation for the nonlinear interaction of two transverse modes ($l = \pm 1$) in a $CO_2$ laser. The system has a basic O(2) symmetry which is perturbed by some symmetry-breaking effects that still preserve the $Z_2$ symmetry. The pattern dynamics near this codimension two bifurcation under such symmetries is described. This dynamics changes drastically when the laser properties are modified.
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Ricardo Lopez-Ruiz, G. B. Mindlin, C. Perez-Garcia, J. R. Tredicce. 2002-05-16. Nonlinear Interaction of Transversal Modes in a CO2 Laser. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.49.4916
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