title: Homoclinic snaking of localized patterns in a spatially forced system.
abstract: Dissipative localized structures exhibit intricate bifurcation diagrams. An adequate theory has been developed in one space dimension; however, discrepancies arise with the experiments. Based on an optical feedback with spatially modulated input beam, we set up a 1D forced configuration in a nematic liquid crystal layer. We characterize experimentally and theoretically the homoclinic snaking diagram of localized patterns, providing a reconciliation between theory and experiments.
authors.affiliation: INLN, Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, 1361 route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Haudin
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bortolozzo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Residori
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Clerc