A taxonomy of optical dissipative structures in whispering-gallery mode resonators with Kerr nonlinearity

作者：Balakireva Irina V; Chembo Yanne K^*

来源：Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A-Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, 2018, 376(2124): 20170381.

DOI：10.1098/rsta.2017.0381

• whispering-gallery mode resonators
• Kerr combs
• dissipative optical patterns
• nonlinear optics

In this paper, the research related to the formation of optical dissipative structures in Kerr-nonlinear whispering-gallery mode resonators pumped with continuous-wave lasers is reviewed. Pattern formation in these systems can be analysed using the paradigmatic Lugiato-Lefever model, which is a partial differential equation ruling the dynamics of the intra-cavity laser field. Various dissipative structures such as Turing rolls, solitons, breathers and spatio-temporal chaos can emerge in the resonator depending on the laser power and frequency. The bifurcation analysis enables a classification of these patterns, and also permits identification of their basins of attraction.
This article is part of the theme issue 'Dissipative structures in matter out of equilibrium: from chemistry, photonics and biology (part 1)'.

• 出版日期2018-7-28