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. 2016 Oct 7;7:13136. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13136

Figure 3. Typical temporal dynamics and statistics (experiments).

Figure 3

(a) Probability density function (PDF) of the initial condition (red line) and of the output power at 500 mW (green line), 2.6 W (blue line), 4 W (yellow line) with an initial spectral width Δν=0.1 THz. The black line represents the normalized exponential distribution : PDF(P/〈P〉)=exp(−P/〈P〉). (b–d) Typical random signals recorded by the TM at the output of the nonlinear PM fibre. (b) PS-like structure (〈P〉=2.6 W, Δν=0.1 THz). (c) Series of multiple peaks (〈P〉=2.6 W, Δν=0.1 THz). (d) Giant optical RW reaching a peak power ∼80 times greater than the mean power of the random wave (〈P〉=4 W, Δν=0.1 THz). (e–h) Typical snapshots showing several stages leading to the emergence of a breather-like structure (〈P〉=300 mW, Δν=0.05 THz). The green dashed line in (h) represents the best fit to the analytical expression of a PS.