Evidence of Chaotic Dynamics in Three-Soliton Collisions
Feifei Xin, F. Di Mei, Ludovica Falsi, Davide Pierangeli, Claudio Conti, Aharon J. Agranat, E. DelRe
Abstract
We observe chaotic optical wave dynamics characterized by erratic energy transfer and soliton annihilation and creation in the aftermath of a three-soliton collision in a photorefractive crystal. Irregular dynamics are found to be mediated by the nonlinear Raman effect, a coherent interaction that leads to nonreciprocal soliton energy exchange. Results extend the analogy between solitons and particles to the emergence of chaos in three-body physics and provide new insight into the origin of the irregular dynamics that accompany extreme and rogue waves.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsSolitonChaoticEnergy exchangeCollisionRogue waveAnnihilationNonlinear systemClassical mechanicsDynamics (music)Quantum electrodynamicsQuantum mechanicsComputer securityComputer scienceAcousticsAtmospheric sciencesArtificial intelligenceNonlinear Photonic SystemsAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesNonlinear Waves and Solitons