Title :
Rayleigh-Taylor instability in nonlinear optics
Author :
Jia, Shu ; Fleischer, Jason W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate, theoretically and experimentally, an all-optical Rayleigh-Taylor instability. Observations of the characteristic spatial period as a function of intensity difference, nonlinearity, and refractive index gradient show excellent agreement with analytical calculations from perturbation theory.
Keywords :
Rayleigh-Taylor instability; optical Kerr effect; perturbation theory; refractive index; Rayleigh-Taylor instability; all-optical instability; nonlinear Kerr-like medium; nonlinear optics; perturbation theory; refractive index gradient; Fluid dynamics; Gravity; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Physics; Refractive index; (000.1600) Classical and quantum physics; (190.3100) Instabilities and chaos;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
