@inproceedings{1426338d305e4ba7b0339d6197d2e3aa,
title = "Experiments on Spontaneous Modulation Instability in Hydrodynamics",
abstract = "Modulation instability describes the exponential amplification of a weak perturbation on top of a plane wave background and it has been extensively studied in the context of weakly nonlinear evolution equations such as the nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation (NLSE). It has been further suggested as a possible generation mechanism of rogue waves in the oceans. Here, we report on an experimental laboratory study in which the modulation instability dynamics have been seeded by random noise, added to a Stokes wave. Similarly to experiments recently performed in Optics, we show that the development of such spontaneous modulation instability in a water wave tank leads to the emergence of highly localized structures that can be interpreted as analytical NLSE breathers. Numerical simulations show very good qualitative agreement with the laboratory experiments.",
author = "Amin Chabchoub and Go{\"e}ry Genty and Dudley, \{John M.\} and Bertrand Kibler and Takuji Waseda",
year = "2017",
language = "English",
series = "The proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference",
publisher = "International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers",
booktitle = "The Proceedings of the Twenty-seventh (2017) International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference",
address = "United States",
note = "International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference ; Conference date: 01-01-2000",
}