The understanding of spatial-temporal dynamics in nonlinear systems is a fundamental concern in modern natural science. Self-organisation and the development of localised structures are of particular interest. In optical systems these effects can be studied in detail.
The nonlinear evolution of the optical field in space and time is determined by the environment, the structure and the optical properties of the interacting material. Light may also modify its environment by interacting with the material and consequently influence its propagation conditions.
Within the project, self-organisation and localisation phenomena will be analysed. Based on this analysis, light will be controlled from its generation to its practical application. The basic concept will utilise effects induced by light in matter in order to control the spatial temporal dynamics. Self organisation in complex optical systems will be controlled by varying the incident light field in time and intensity as well as generating instantaneous and non-instantaneous inhomogeneities in the material.
DFG Programme
Research Units
Projects
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Central project
(Applicant
Tünnermann, Andreas
)
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Dimensionseffekte in diskreten Systemen
(Applicant
Tünnermann, Andreas
)
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Dimensionseffekte in diskreten Systemen
(Applicant
Bartelt, Hartmut
)
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Discrete spatio-temporal dynamics in nonlinear microstructured resonators
(Applicant
Kley, Ernst-Bernhard
)
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Discrete spatio-temporal dynamics in waveguide arrays with cubic nonlinearity
(Applicants
Bartelt, Hartmut
;
Nolte, Stefan
)
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Discrete spatio-temporal dynamics in waveguide arrays with quadratic nonlinearity
(Applicants
Kowarschik, Richard
;
Pertsch, Thomas
)
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Discreteness, nonlinearity and dissipation in the temporal domain
(Applicant
Peschel, Ulf
)
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Dissipative temporal structures in mode-locked fibre lasers
(Applicant
Limpert, Jens
)
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Generation of Femtosecond Vortex Beams, Self-channeling, and Filamentation in Gaseous Media
(Applicant
Paulus, Gerhard G.
)
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Nichtlineare raumzeitliche Dynamik in dissipativen und diskreten optischen Systemen
(Applicant
Tünnermann, Andreas
)
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Quantendynamik in dissipativen und diskreten Systemen
(Applicant
Leuchs, Gerd
)
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Raumzeitliche Lokalisierung hochintensiver Lichtpulse
(Applicant
Hein, Joachim
)
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Raumzeitliche Lokalisierung in diskreten und dissipativen Systemen
(Applicant
Lederer, Falk
)
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Räumlich lokalisierte Strukturen und Inhomogenitäten
(Applicant
Kowarschik, Richard
)
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Spatio-temporal localization in dissipative and discrete systems
(Applicant
Lederer, Falk
)
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Strukturbildung und Lokalisierung in nichtinstantanen Medien
(Applicant
Richter, Wolfgang
)
