The ability to invoke and switch between asymmetric lasing states in two coupled cavities built in a nonlinear photonic crystal creates opportunities for a new form of optical memory.
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Malomed, B. Symmetry breaking in laser cavities. Nature Photon 9, 287–289 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2015.66
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