Dispersion-induced dynamical transition in parametric solitary waves

Authors
Picozzi, A Haelterman, M
Citation
A. Picozzi et M. Haelterman, Dispersion-induced dynamical transition in parametric solitary waves, PHYS REV L, 84(25), 2000, pp. 5760-5763
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
ISSN journal
00319007 → ACNP
Volume
84
Issue
25
Year of publication
2000
Pages
5760 - 5763
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(20000619)84:25<5760:DDTIPS>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We investigate the influence of dispersion on parametric solitary waves. We show that dispersion is responsible for a transition towards a new type of dynamical solitary wave characterized by the presence of traveling phase d efect arrays within their envelopes. The transition is described analytical ly through an original extension of the Kolmogorov-Petrovskii-Piskunov appr oach to front propagation into unstable states.