Abstract

Prospective applications of optical pattern formation in information technology require the development of tools for spatio-temporal dynamics control. In recently reported results of experiments on a nonlinear Kerr slice/feedback mirror optical system with phase fourier control [1] it was shown that a phase change v of just one spatial spectral component can drastically change the dynamics. In particular, hexagon arrays and localized black eyes (BE) were observed in a case of phase shift of zero frequency, and shock traveling waves occurred when a phase was changed for an off-axis component.

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