Huang, JG and McDonald, GS 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1304-5182
2005,
'Spontaneous optical fractal pattern formation'
, Physical Review Letters, 94 (17)
, p. 174101.
Abstract
We report, for the first time, spontaneous nonlinear optical spatial fractals. The proposed generic mechanism employs intrinsic nonlinear dynamics both to generate an initial pattern seed and to fill out structure across decades of spatial scale. We demonstrate this in one of the simplest of nonlinear optical systems, composed of a Kerr slice and a single-feedback mirror. In this case, the smallest pattern scales are limited by either the optical wavelength or the diffusion length of the medium photoexcitation. The dimension characteristics of these particular fractals are also derived.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Themes: | Subjects / Themes > Q Science > QC Physics Subjects outside of the University Themes |
| Schools: | Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering Schools > School of Computing, Science and Engineering > Salford Innovation Research Centre |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Physical Review Letters |
| Publisher: | American Physical Society |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| ISSN: | 00319007 |
| Depositing User: | H Kenna |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2007 11:46 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 21:59 |
| URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/301 |
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