Publication Date
2005
Journal or Book Title
Physics Letter A
Abstract
We examine an example of spontaneous symmetry breaking in a double-well waveguide with a symmetric potential. The ground state of the system beyond a critical power becomes asymmetric. The effect is illustrated numerically, and quantitatively analyzed via a Galerkin truncation that clearly shows the bifurcation from a symmetric to an asymmetric steady state. This phenomenon is also demonstrated experimentally when a probe beam is launched appropriately into an optically induced photonic lattice in a photorefractive material.
Pages
275-280
Volume
340
Issue
1-4
Recommended Citation
Kevrekidis, PG, "Spontaneous symmetry breaking in photonic lattices: Theory and experiment" (2005). Physics Letter A. 1070.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/math_faculty_pubs/1070
Comments
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