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Chaotic Dynamics of a Nonlinear Ring Cavity Driven by an External Multi-frequency Signal A.A. Balyakin, N.M. Ryskin Saratov State University, Department of Nonlinear Physics 5 83, Astrakhanskaya str., Saratov, Russia,410012 0 0 e-mail: BalyakinAA@info.sgu.ru 2 r Keywords: Chaos; Nonlinear ring cavity; Optical bistability; Ikeda map; Multi-frequency a M driving PACS: 42.65.Sf; 47.52+j; 05.45.-a; 0545.Jn 8 ] D 1 Introduction C n. A nonlinear ring cavity driven by an external signal is among the most popular models of i nonlinear dynamics [1,2]. A special attention to this system is paid in non-linear optics where l n it was considered for the first time by Ikeda and co-authors [1–5]. Many interesting non-linear [ phenomena such as bistability, transitions to chaos, and pattern formation have been studied 1 both theoretically and experimentally (see for details [6–8]). Those researches are of great v 4 interest because of prospects to apply bistable cavities as logical elements in optical computers 1 and in cryptography [6, 7, 9, 10]. We note that similar systems can be also produced not only 0 3 in optics, but also in microwave diapason. 0 Schematic drawing of studied device is presented in Fig. 1. A nonlinear dielectric with Kerr- 5 0 type nonlinearity is placed inside a ring optical cavity. The cavity is excited by an input signal / E0 (t) from an external laser source. However, we do not restrict ourselves to the nonlinear n i optical system. Our analysis is valid for any type of waves propagating in a nonlinear m