Instability threshold of a photorefractive pattern-forming system.
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چکیده
We report on the detailed experimental determination of the threshold for modulational instability in a photorefractive single-mirror feedback system using a Fourier control technique. Results are compared to analytical predictions and a disagreement for the experimentally significant multiple pattern region is found. Implications for the generation of nonhexagonal two-dimensional patterns are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
دوره 72 1 Pt 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005