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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Nonrecursive multiple shock formation via four-wave mixing: theory and experiment

F. GuttyStefano TrilloGuy Millot

subject

Four-wave mixingsymbols.namesakeOpticsFrequency separationbusiness.industryInverse scattering problemsymbolsBeat (acoustics)MechanicsScattering theorybusinessRaman scatteringMathematics

description

We show theoretically and experimentally that a beat signal propagating along a normally dispersive fiber can trigger the formation of multiple shocks. This phenomenon critically depends on the input frequency separation and power of the beat signal.

https://doi.org/10.1364/nlgw.2002.nlma5