title: Localized excitations in arrays of synchronized laser oscillators.
abstract: We investigate the spatiotemporal dynamics of a large array of laser oscillators. The oscillators are locally coupled and their natural frequencies are randomly detuned. We show that synchronization of the array elements results in localized excitations wandering along well-defined trajectories.
authors.affiliation: TCTS Lab., Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, 31 boulevard Dolez, 7000 Mons, Belgium. rogister.f@belgacom.net
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rogister
authors.forename: Rajarshi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roy