Signature of dynamical localization in the resonance width distribution of wave-chaotic dielectric cavities

01 August 2000

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We consider the effect of dynamical localization on the widths of the resonances in open wave-chaotic dielectric cavities. We show that dynamical localization leads to a log-normal distribution of the resonance widths which scales with the localization length in excellent agreement with the results of numerical calculations for open rough microcavities.