Modulational Instability of Nonlinear Exponential Schrödinger Waves
K. Murawski
Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9SS, Scotland
Received: November 6, 1989; in revised version: September 30, 1991
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Modulational instability of a plane wave of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation is discussed numerically on the basis of the pseudo-spectral method. The linear theory is verified and influence of the attenuation is considered.
DOI: 10.12693/APhysPolA.80.495
PACS numbers: 03.40.Kf, 42.65.-k, 52.35.Mw