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arxiv: 1205.5457 · v1 · pith:H2MGG54Nnew · submitted 2012-05-24 · ⚛️ physics.optics · cond-mat.dis-nn

Expansion of a wave-packet in lattices with disorder and nonlinearity

classification ⚛️ physics.optics cond-mat.dis-nn
keywords disorderenhancedexpansionfindlocalizationnonlinearityresultspreading
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We show, theoretically and experimentally, the counterintuitive result that an increase of disorder can result in an enhanced spreading of an initially localized excitation. Moreover, we find that adding a focusing nonlinearity facilitates the expansion of the wave-packet even further by increasing its effective size. We find a clear transition between between the regions of enhanced spreading (weak disorder) and localization (strong localization) described by a "diffusion peak".

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