TY - JOUR
T1 - Light-induced self-synchronizing flow patterns
AU - Greenfield, Elad
AU - Rotschild, Carmel
AU - Szameit, Alexander
AU - Nemirovsky, Jonathan
AU - El-Ganainy, Ramy
AU - Christodoulides, Demetrios N.
AU - Saraf, Meirav
AU - Lifshitz, Efrat
AU - Segev, Mordechai
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - In this paper, we present the observation of light-induced selfsynchronizing flow patterns in a light-fluid system. A light beam induces local flow patterns in a fluid, which oscillate periodically or chaotically in time. The oscillations within different regions of the fluid interact with each other through heat- and surface-tension-induced fluid waves, and they become synchronized. We demonstrate optical control over the state of synchronization and over the temporal correlation between different parts of the flow field. Finally, we provide a model to elucidate these results and we suggest further ideas on light controlling flow and vice versa.
AB - In this paper, we present the observation of light-induced selfsynchronizing flow patterns in a light-fluid system. A light beam induces local flow patterns in a fluid, which oscillate periodically or chaotically in time. The oscillations within different regions of the fluid interact with each other through heat- and surface-tension-induced fluid waves, and they become synchronized. We demonstrate optical control over the state of synchronization and over the temporal correlation between different parts of the flow field. Finally, we provide a model to elucidate these results and we suggest further ideas on light controlling flow and vice versa.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/13/5/053021
DO - https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/13/5/053021
M3 - مقالة
SN - 1367-2630
VL - 13
JO - New Journal of Physics
JF - New Journal of Physics
M1 - 053021
ER -