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Experimental generation of Riemann waves in optics: a route to shock wave control
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posted on 2023-06-09, 02:52 authored by Benjamin Wetzel, Domenico Bongiovanni, Michael Kues, Yi Hu, Zhigang Chen, Stefano Trillo, John M. Dudley, Stefano Wabnitz, Roberto MorandottiWe report the first observation of Riemann (simple) waves, which play a crucial role for understanding the dynamics of any shock-bearing system. This was achieved by properly tailoring the phase of an ultrashort light pulse injected into a highly nonlinear fiber. Optical Riemann waves are found to evolve in excellent quantitative agreement with the remarkably simple inviscid Burgers equation, whose applicability in physical systems is often challenged by viscous or dissipative effects. Our method allows us to further demonstrate a viable novel route to efficiently control the shock formation by the proper shaping of a laser pulse phase. Our results pave the way towards the experimental study, in a convenient benchtop setup, of complex physical phenomena otherwise difficult to access.
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Physical Review LettersISSN
0031-9007Publisher
American Physical SocietyExternal DOI
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7Volume
117Page range
073902-1Department affiliated with
- Physics and Astronomy Publications
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2016-09-13First Open Access (FOA) Date
2016-09-13First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date
2016-09-13Usage metrics
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