Abstract
We report the first theoretical consideration and experimental observation of Rayleigh-Taylor instability in nonlinear optics. The perturbation period depends on the intensity (density) difference and acceleration (index gradient) between layers, in agreement with theoretical calculations.
© 2008 Optical Society of America
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