Physics of highly multimode nonlinear optical systems

LG Wright, FO Wu, DN Christodoulides, FW Wise - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Linear multimode optical systems have enabled clean experimental observations and the
applications of numerous phenomena that continually extend the boundaries of wave …

[HTML][HTML] Spatiotemporal mode-locking and dissipative solitons in multimode fiber lasers

B Cao, C Gao, K Liu, X Xiao, C Yang… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
Multimode fiber (MMF) lasers are emerging as a remarkable testbed to study nonlinear
spatiotemporal physics with potential applications spanning from high energy pulse …

[HTML][HTML] Roadmap on multimode photonics

I Cristiani, C Lacava, G Rademacher… - Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Multimode devices and components have attracted considerable attention in the last years,
and different research topics and themes have emerged very recently. The multimodality can …

Statistical mechanics of beam self-cleaning in GRIN multimode optical fibers

F Mangini, M Gervaziev, M Ferraro, DS Kharenko… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Since its first demonstration in graded-index multimode fibers, spatial beam self-cleaning
has attracted a growing research interest. It allows for the propagation of beams with a bell …

Direct observations of thermalization to a Rayleigh–Jeans distribution in multimode optical fibres

H Pourbeyram, P Sidorenko, FO Wu, N Bender… - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Nonlinear multimode optical systems support a host of intriguing effects that are impossible
in single-mode settings. Although nonlinearity can provide a rich environment where the …

[PDF][PDF] Multimode nonlinear fiber optics, a spatiotemporal avenue

K Krupa, A Tonello, A Barthélémy, T Mansuryan… - APL Photonics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
We provide a perspective overview of the emerging field of nonlinear optics in multimode
optical fibers. These fibers enable new methods for the ultrafast light-activated control of …

Thermodynamic theory of highly multimoded nonlinear optical systems

FO Wu, AU Hassan, DN Christodoulides - Nature Photonics, 2019 - nature.com
Lately, there has been a resurgence of interest in nonlinear multimode optical systems. The
sheer complexity emerging from the presence of a multitude of nonlinearly interacting …

Several new directions for ultrafast fiber lasers

W Fu, LG Wright, P Sidorenko, S Backus, FW Wise - Optics express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Ultrafast fiber lasers have the potential to make applications of ultrashort pulses widespread–
techniques not only for scientists, but also for doctors, manufacturing engineers, and more …

Multimode nonlinear fiber optics: massively parallel numerical solver, tutorial, and outlook

LG Wright, ZM Ziegler, PM Lushnikov… - IEEE Journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Building on the scientific understanding and technological infrastructure of single-mode
fibers, multimode fibers are being explored as a means of adding new degrees of freedom to …

Nonlinear multimode photonics: nonlinear optics with many degrees of freedom

LG Wright, WH Renninger, DN Christodoulides… - Optica, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The overall goal of photonics research is to understand and control light in new and richer
ways to facilitate new and richer applications. Many major developments to this end have …