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Supergrowth, a wave phenomenon, naturally occurs in random plane waves, not just with precise modulation. This study quantifies its prevalence in speckle patterns, revealing significant fractional areas.

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Area of Science:

Wave phenomena
Optics
Statistical physics

Background:

Supergrowth is a wave phenomenon where local amplitude growth exceeds band-limited predictions.
Generating supergrowth typically requires precise source modulation.
The natural occurrence of supergrowth in complex wave fields is less understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the natural occurrence of supergrowth in random wave fields.
To quantify the fractional area exhibiting supergrowth in speckle patterns.
To compare the behavior of supergrowth and superoscillation in speckle patterns.

Main Methods:

Generating fully developed, monochromatic speckle patterns from a sum of random plane waves.
Measuring the transverse fractional area of supergrowing regions.
Analyzing speckle patterns with a disk spectrum.

Main Results:

Supergrowth occurs naturally in sums of random plane waves.
For speckle with a disk spectrum, the average fractional supergrowing area approaches 20%.
Supergrowing and superoscillating fractional areas exhibit similar behaviors.

Conclusions:

Superphenomena are ubiquitous in speckle patterns.
The findings have implications for imaging and estimation techniques utilizing speckle.
Natural supergrowth in random wave fields is a significant observation.