Modulational instability of a plane wave in the presence of localized perturbations: Experiments in nonlinear fiber optics

Adrien E. Kraych, Pierre Suret, Gennady El, Stephane Randoux

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Abstract

Modulational instability (MI) is a ubiquitous phenomenon in focusing nonlinear media, and consists in the instability of a constant background to long-wavelength perturbations [1,2]. The linear stage of MI is characterized by an exponential growth of all the perturbations falling in the long-wavelength region of the Fourier spectrum [1]. This simple picture ceases however to be valid when the amplitude of the perturbation becomes comparable to the background, i.e. in the nonlinear stage of MI.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019
Place of PublicationPiscataway
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1166
Number of pages1
Volume2
ISBN (Electronic)9781728104690
ISBN (Print)9781728104706
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Jun 2019
Event2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 23 Jun 201927 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
VolumePart F143-EQEC 2019

Conference

Conference2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2019
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period23/06/1927/06/19

Keywords

  • Perturbation methods
  • modulation
  • focusing
  • optical fibres
  • atom lasers

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