Complex dynamics of a distributed parametric oscillator

The dynamics of a system with three parametrically coupled waves with delayed feedback is considered. Results of the detailed numerical simulation of the onset of self-modulation, as well as complex dynamic and chaotic regimes, are presented. The relation of self-modulation regimes with the formation and propagation of solitons is investigated. It is discovered that as the pump parameter increases, the synchronization of phases of the interacting waves, which is characteristic of stationary generation and periodic self-modulation regimes, is violated, and the system goes to a chaotic regime via intermittency. (C) 2001 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".