Statistical Properties of the Nonlinear Stage of Modulation Instability in Fiber Optics
Statistical Properties of the Nonlinear Stage of Modulation Instability in Fiber Optics
We present an optical fiber experiment in which we examine the space-time evolution of a modulationally unstable plane wave initially perturbed by a small noise. Using a recirculating fiber loop as an experimental platform, we report the single-shot observation of the noise-driven development of breather structures from the early stage …