title: Deterministic optical rogue waves.
abstract: Experimental observations of rare giant pulses or rogue waves were done in the output intensity of an optically injected semiconductor laser. The long-tailed probability distribution function of the pulse amplitude displays clear non-Gaussian features that confirm the rogue wave character of the intensity pulsations. Simulations of a simple rate equation model show good qualitative agreement with the experiments and provide a framework for understanding the observed extreme amplitude events as the result of a deterministic nonlinear process.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Fìsica i Enginyeria Nuclear, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bonatto
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feyereisen
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barland
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giudici
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masoller
authors.forename: José R Rios
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Jorge R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Tredicce