title: Photonic band-gap inhibition of modulational instabilities.
abstract: Spatial structures as a result of a modulational instability are studied in a nonlinear cavity with a photonic crystal. The interaction of the modulated refractive index with the nonlinearity inhibits the instability via the creation of a photonic band gap. A novel mechanism of light localization due to defects and pattern inhibition is also described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow East, Glasgow G4 0NG, Scotland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Damià
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gomila
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zambrini
authors.forename: Gian-Luca
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Oppo