Experimental demonstration of the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam recurrence in a modulationally unstable optical wave

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作者
Van Simaeys, G [1 ]
Emplit, P [1 ]
Haelterman, M [1 ]
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[1] Free Univ Brussels, Serv Opt & Acoust, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.033902
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Through a detailed spectral analysis of the propagation of square-shaped laser purses in optical fibers, we provide the experimental demonstration of the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam recurrence phenomenon in modulationally unstable optical waves ruled by the nonlinear Schrodinger equation.
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