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Nonlinear Guided Waves and Their Applications

Condensation in parametric wave interaction

Antonio Picozzi, Marc Haelterman

Published Jan 1, 2004• 0 citations
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Abstract

The parametric generation process driven from an incoherent pump exhibits a condensation phenomenon characterized by a sudden transition of coherence in which the incoherent pump and incoherent signal waves, spontaneously evolve towards highly coherent states.
DOI
10.1364/nlgw.2004.tua4

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