Glassy behavior of light

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dc.creatorAngelani, L.
dc.creatorConti, C.
dc.creatorRuocco, G.
dc.creatorZamponi, F.
dc.date2005-11-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:49:16Z
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dc.descriptionWe study the nonlinear dynamics of a multi-mode random laser using the methods of statistical physics of disordered systems. A replica-symmetry breaking phase transition is predicted as a function of the pump intensity. We thus show that light propagating in a random non-linear medium displays glassy behavior, i.e. the photon gas has a multitude of metastable states and a non vanishing complexity, corresponding to mode-locking processes in random lasers. The present work reveals the existence of new physical phenomena, and demonstrates how nonlinear optics and random lasers can be a benchmark for the modern theory of complex systems and glasses.
dc.description5 pages, 1 figure
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511427
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511427
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 96, 065702 (2006)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.065702
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/104274
dc.subjectDisordered Systems and Neural Networks
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectOptics
dc.titleGlassy behavior of light
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