Nonlinear coherent transport of waves in disordered media.
We present a diagrammatic theory for coherent backscattering from disordered dilute media in the nonlinear regime. We show that the coherent backscattering enhancement factor is strongly affected by the nonlinearity, and we corroborate these results by numerical simulations. Our theory can be applied to several physical scenarios such as scattering of light in a nonlinear Kerr medium or propagation of matter waves in disordered potentials.
Wellens
Thomas
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Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstrasse 7, Erlangen, Germany.
Grémaud
Benoît
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