Self-pulsing and bistability in nonlinear Bragg gratings
Year: 2007
Authors: Parini A., Bellanca G., Trillo S., Conforti M., Locatelli A., De Angelis C.
Autors Affiliation: Department of Engineering, University of Ferrara, Via Saragat 1, 44100 Ferrara, Italy; Dipartimento di Elettronica per l’Automazione, Università di Brescia, via Branze 38, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Abstract: We characterize the Hopf bifurcations that rule self-pulsing of spatially varying fields in distributed feedback structures with Kerr nonlinear response. Our analysis allows us to distinguish, inside the stop band, between fully unstable regions and those where stable high transmission mediated by localized waves is achievable dynamically. Outside the stop band, the grating reveals a complex behavior where islands of stability are interspersed between regions of self-pulsing and bistability. Numerical integration of the time-dependent coupled-mode equations validates our linear stability analysis and illustrates the dynamics. 0 2007 Optical Society of America.
Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
Volume: 24 (9) Pages from: 2229 to: 2237
KeyWords: Nonlinear OpticsDOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.002229ImpactFactor: 2.030Citations: 20data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-11-10References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here