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Auto-modulation versus breathers in the nonlinear stage of modulational instability

Pattern Formation and Solitons 2018-11-14 v1 Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems Optics

Abstract

The nonlinear stage of modulational instability in optical fibers induced by a wide and easily accessible class of localized perturbations is studied using the nonlinear Schrodinger equation. It is showed that the development of associated spatio-temporal patterns is strongly affected by the shape and the parameters of the perturbation. Different scenarios are presented that involve an auto-modulation developing in a characteristic wedge, possibly coexisting with breathers which lie inside or outside the wedge.

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@article{arxiv.1808.06989,
  title  = {Auto-modulation versus breathers in the nonlinear stage of modulational instability},
  author = {Matteo Conforti and Sitai Li and Gino Biondini and Stefano Trillo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.06989},
  year   = {2018}
}