Control of Modulational Instability in Periodic Feedback Systems

Andrey A. Sukhorukov (1) , Nicolas Marsal (2) , Alexander Minovich (1) , Delphine Wolfersberger (2) , Marc Sciamanna (2) , Germano Montemezzani (2) , Dragomir N. Neshev (1) , Yuri S. Kivshar (1)

1 Nonlinear Physics Centre
2 LMOPS - Laboratoire Matériaux Optiques, Photonique et Systèmes

We describe the effect of optical lattice on modulational instability in two-dimensional nonlinear feedback systems. We reveal a sharp transition between different instability regimes as the lattice strength is increased, providing explanation of recent experiments.

Domains: Optics / Photonic

Andrey A. Sukhorukov, Nicolas Marsal, Alexander Minovich, Delphine Wolfersberger, Marc Sciamanna, et al.. Control of Modulational Instability in Periodic Feedback Systems. Nonlinear Photonics (NP), Jun 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany. pp.NMD7. ⟨hal-00552131⟩