Abstract
The cell-exit transverse profile for one-way propagation through sodium vapor forms a pattern of spots with complexity and beauty rivaling that of a kaleidoscope. These patterns are stationary in time, reproduce completely when the power or frequency is scanned, and agree well with one-way computations that show that the patterns change very little after one-fifth of the propagation distance, i.e., they exhibit the properties of bifurcations of transverse solitary waves.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1422-1425 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
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