Title :
Waves that appear from nowhere - rogue waves in optics
Author :
Akhmediev, N. ; Ankiewicz, A. ; Taki, M.
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
In this work, examples of exact solitary wave solutions of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation that "appear from nowhere" are presented. Two examples of such solutions . The amplitude of each of these solutions can take arbitrarily high values that depend on initial conditions. These properties of solutions make them a very likely explanation for the "rogue waves" in the ocean, since these also may have unusually high amplitudes and appear "from nowhere". A strong application for these results is the generation of exceptionally high amplitude optical pulses - "optical rogue waves".
Keywords :
Schrodinger equation; optical solitons; high amplitude optical pulses; nonlinear Schrodinger equation; rogue waves; solitary wave solutions; Atom optics; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Oceans; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Optical solitons; Schrodinger equation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5194734
