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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Observation of classical optical wave condensation

Antonio PicozziCan SunShu JiaSergio RicaJason W. FleischerChristopher Barsi

subject

Condensed Matter::Quantum GasesPhysicsCondensed Matter::OtherPhysics::OpticsNonlinear opticsKinetic energyPhysical opticsMolecular physicsCoherence lengthFour-wave mixingCross-polarized wave generationQuantum mechanicsNonlinear Sciences::Pattern Formation and SolitonsRefractive indexCoherence (physics)

description

We demonstrate the nonlinear condensation of classical optical waves. The condensation is observed directly, as a function of nonlinearity and wave kinetic energy, in a self-defocusing photorefractive crystal.

https://doi.org/10.1364/fio.2010.fwz1