Experimental realizations of kicked quantum chaotic systems

We propose definite experiments to provide realizations of a number of important models in the field of quantum chaos. These models share the feature that they are driven impulsively in time, i.e., kicked. In quantum language, a kick drives the system from one energy level to a neighboring one. The most fundamental question is whether localization occurs, i.e., whether eventually the system is driven far from its initial level or not. The most straightforward realizations are in optical fibers where the language of modes and propagation constants replaces quantum terminology.