https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328706021
4-Field spontaneous symmetry breakings in photonic molecules
1 Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Staudtstr. 2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
2 Department of Physics, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
3 SUPA & CNQO, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow, G4 0NG, UK
* Corresponding author: lewis.hill@mpl.mpg.de
Published online: 18 October 2023
We present in this work a study of 4-field symmetry breakings in two photonic molecule structures consisting of two identical microresonators with distinct coupling arrangements. Mediated by the Kerr-interaction, the systems also display different 2-field symmetry breakings, periodic switching and chaos. The wide range of nonlinear optical dynamics makes the system ideal for all-optical switching, optical memories, telecommunication systems, polarization controllers and integrated photonic sensors.
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