We review recent theoretical and experimental efforts toward developing an all‐optical
switch based on transverse optical patterns. Transverse optical patterns are formed when …

Nonequilibrium patterns in open systems are ubiquitous in nature, with examples as diverse
as desert sand dunes, animal coat patterns such as zebra stripes, or geographic patterns in …

We present a detailed theoretical study of transverse exciton-polariton patterns in
semiconductor quantum well microcavities. These patterns are initiated by directional …

1 Introduction Recently, an all-optical switch operating at very low light intensities was
demonstrated in an atomic vapor system [1]. For two pump beams counterpropagating …

The pseudospin dynamics of propagating exciton-polaritons in semiconductor microcavities
are known to be strongly influenced by TE-TM splitting. As a vivid consequence, in the …

We present a detailed study of a low-dimensional population-competition (PC) model
suitable for analysis of the dynamics of certain modulational instability patterns in extended …

Phase-conjugate scattering can trigger modulational instabilities in a fluid of exciton-
polaritons created in a pumped semiconductor quantum-well microcavity. These instabilities …

Applications of the orbital angular momentum (OAM) of light range from the next generation
of optical communication systems to optical imaging and optical manipulation of particles …

The occurrence of instability-driven polariton density patterns in semiconductor quantum-
well microcavities has been predicted and demonstrated experimentally. Simulations have …

We propose an optical memory cell based on ultrafast wavelength switching in coupled-
cavity microlasers, featuring bistability between modes separated by several nanometers. A …