Reversible Self-Replication of Spatiotemporal Kerr Cavity Patterns

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 126; no. 6; p. 063903
• Main Authors: Ivars, Salim B, Kartashov, Yaroslav V, Torner, Lluis, Conejero, J Alberto, Milián, Carles
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 12.02.2021

We uncover a novel and robust phenomenon that causes the gradual self-replication of spatiotemporal Kerr cavity patterns in cylindrical microresonators. These patterns are inherently synchronized multifrequency combs. Under proper conditions, the axially localized nature of the patterns leads to a f...