Abstract
We describe the transition from regular patterns to space-time chaos in an optical system with nonlocal feedback. The nonlocality introduced breaks the rotational symmetry of the system, resulting in a scenario for the transition from regular patterns to a disordered dynamics. The different regimes are characterized both in terms of spatial and temporal correlation functions, and by means of a Kahrunen-Loeve decomposition. This allows the determination of the structures participating in the dynamics, and an estimation of the active degrees of freedom versus the control parameter.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Physical Review E |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |