Universal Entropic Response Of Nonlinear Multimode Optical Systems

Creator

Fan Wu, University of Central Florida
Absar U. Hassan, University of Central Florida
Mohammad A. Eftekhar, University of Central Florida
Demetrios N. Christodoulides, University of Central Florida

Abstract

We show that the mode occupancies in nonlinear multimode optical systems follow a universal behavior that tends to maximize the system's entropy at steady-state. This thermodynamic response occurs irrespective of the type of nonlinearities involved.

Publication Date

1-1-2018

Publication Title

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volume

Part F93-CLEO_QELS 2018

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2018.FTh4E.2

Copyright Status

Unknown

Socpus ID

85048940525 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85048940525

STARS Citation

Wu, Fan; Hassan, Absar U.; Eftekhar, Mohammad A.; and Christodoulides, Demetrios N., "Universal Entropic Response Of Nonlinear Multimode Optical Systems" (2018). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 8095.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/8095