Statistical Theory for Incoherent Light Propagation in Nonlinear Media
arXiv:nlin/0104063 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.65.035602
Abstract
A novel statistical approach based on the Wigner transform is proposed for the description of partially incoherent optical wave dynamics in nonlinear media. An evolution equation for the Wigner transform is derived from a nonlinear Schrodinger equation with arbitrary nonlinearity. It is shown that random phase fluctuations of an incoherent plane wave lead to a Landau-like damping effect, which can stabilize the modulational instability. In the limit of the geometrical optics approximation, incoherent, localized, and stationary wave-fields are shown to exist for a wide class of nonlinear media.
4 pages, REVTeX4. Submitted to Physical Review E. Revised manuscript
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