Physical Review Letters · 1988 · 71 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsMemoryOpticsPhotonicsBifurcation TheoryChaos TheoryDissipative SystemsNonlinear DynamicsNonlinear OpticsBistable MaterialsBistable MechanismsChaos In Dynamical SystemsChaotic DynamicsNon-equilibrium Steady StatesNonequilibrium Steady StatesOptical BistabilityPacking Density
The steady states of an array of bistable optical elements are analyzed by the use of a nonlinear-dynamics analogy. Spatial chaos is an essential counterpart of effective optical-memory action. Criteria for stability and maximum packing density are obtained.
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P. Coullet, Christian Elphick, D. Repaux · Physical Review Letters · 1987 · 282 citations