Abstract
We report on the appearance of running transverse waves and zigzag instabilities in photorefractive counterpropagating two-wave mixing with a single external feedback mirror. These secondary structures are caused by the sluggish temporal response of the crystal through the buildup of a reflection grating. We derive a Landau-type equation for the critical mode amplitude above the primary instability threshold and compare it with the results from numerical simulations in the case of low and high optical aspect ratios. The effect of intensity-dependent relaxation time on the formation of the spatiotemporal structures is discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 505-514 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |