arXiv · patt-sol/9608006
Kink Arrays and Solitary Structures in Optically Biased Phase Transition
Abstract
An interphase boundary may be immobilized due to nonlinear diffractional interactions in a feedback optical device. This effect reminds of the Turing mechanism, with the optical field playing the role of a diffusive inhibitor. Two examples of pattern formation are considered in detail: arrays of kinks in 1d, and solitary spots in 2d. In both cases, a large number of equilibrium solutions is possible due to the oscillatory character of diffractional interaction.
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L. M. Pismen. 1996-08-20. Kink Arrays and Solitary Structures in Optically Biased Phase Transition. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.75.228
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