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Giant collective incoherent shock waves in strongly nonlinear turbulent flows

Stefano TrilloJosselin GarnierThomas RogerAntonio PicozziGang XuDaniele FaccioDavid Vocke

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PhysicsShock waveNonlinear opticsField (physics)TurbulenceAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena02 engineering and technologyfibers021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology01 natural sciencesPulse propagation and temporal solitonsNONonlinear systemClassical mechanicsQuantum electrodynamicsNonlinear optics fibers; Pulse propagation and temporal solitons0103 physical sciences010306 general physics0210 nano-technology

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Contrary to conventional coherent shocks, we show theoretically and experimentally that nonlocal turbulent flows lead to the emergence of large-scale incoherent shock waves, which constitute a collective phenomenon of the incoherent field as a whole.

10.1364/cleo_qels.2016.ff1a.6http://hdl.handle.net/11392/2365306