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Statistical theory for incoherent light propagation in nonlinear media

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: A statistical approach based on the Wigner transform is proposed for the description of partially incoherent optical wave dynamics in nonlinear media. An evolution equation for the Wigner transform is derived from a nonlinear Schrödinger equation with arbitrary nonlinearity. It is shown that random phase fluctuations of an incoherent plane wave lead to a Landau-like damping effect, which can stabilize the modulational instability. In the limit of the geometrical optics approximation, incoherent, localized, and stationary wave fields are shown to exist for a wide class of nonlinear media.

Source: Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics

DOI: 10.1103/physreve.65.035602

Authors: B. Hall, M. Lisak, D. Anderson, R. Fedele, V. E. Semenov

Institutions: Chalmers University of Technology, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, University of Naples Federico II, Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Applied Physics

Language: English

Topic: Nonlinear Waves and Solitons

Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2117705702

FWCI: 5.492

Cites: 34

Cited by: 129

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