Emergence of rogue waves from optical turbulence

Kamal Hammani (1) , Bertrand Kibler (1) , Christophe Finot (1) , Antonio Picozzi (1)

1 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne

We show the emergence of rogue wave events from optical turbulence by analyzing the long term evolution of the field. In particular, we identify three turbulent regimes depending on the incoherence in the system.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Kamal Hammani, Bertrand Kibler, Christophe Finot, Antonio Picozzi. Emergence of rogue waves from optical turbulence. Conference on Laser and ElectroOptic, May 2011, Baltimore, United States. pp.QFF6. ⟨hal-00568929⟩