Spatio temporal characterization of interfacial Faraday waves: A new absorption technique

Abstract

We present measurements of the complete spatio-temporal Fourier spectrum of Faraday waves. The Faraday waves are generated at the interface of two immiscible index matched liquids of different density. By use of a new absorption technique we are able to determine the bifurcation scenario from the flat surface to the patterned state for each complex spatial and temporal Fourier component separately. The measured surface spectra at onset are in good agreement with the predictions from a linear stability analysis. For the nonlinear state our measurements show in a direct manner how energy is transferred from lower to higher harmonics and we quantify the nonlinear coupling coefficients. Furthermore we find that the nonlinear coupling generates constant components in the spatial Fourier spectrum leading to a contribution of a non oscillating permanent sinusoidal deformed surface state. A comparison of a hexagonal and a rectangular pattern reveals that spatial resonances only can give rise to a spectrum that violates the temporal resonance conditions given by the weakly nonlinear theory.

8 pages, 14 figures

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