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Temporal dynamics of incoherent waves in noninstantaneous response nonlinear Kerr media
Antonio PicozziJosselin GarnierBertrand KiblerClaire Michelsubject
Physics[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]Optical fiber[ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]Wave propagationbusiness.industrySingle-mode optical fiberNonlinear optics[STAT.TH]Statistics [stat]/Statistics Theory [stat.TH]01 natural sciencesAtomic and Molecular Physics and Optics010305 fluids & plasmaslaw.invention[MATH.MATH-PR]Mathematics [math]/Probability [math.PR]Nonlinear systemModulational instabilityOpticslaw[MATH.MATH-ST]Mathematics [math]/Statistics [math.ST]Nonlinear medium0103 physical sciences010306 general physicsbusinessComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUSCoherence (physics)description
International audience; We consider the temporal evolution of an incoherent optical wave that propagates in a noninstantaneous response nonlinear medium, such as single mode optical fibers. In contrast with the expected Raman-like spectral redshift due to a delayed nonlinear response, we show that a highly noninstantaneous response leads to a genuine modulational instability of the incoherent optical wave. We derive a Vlasov-like kinetic equation that provides a detailed description of this process of incoherent modulational instability in the temporal domain.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-01 |