Recent years have seen the rapid growth and development of the field of smart photonics,
where machine-learning algorithms are being matched to optical systems to add new …

Ultrashort laser pulses with femtosecond to attosecond pulse duration are the shortest
systematic events humans can currently create. Characterization (amplitude and phase) of …

The realization of deterministic photon–photon gates is a central goal in optical quantum
computation and engineering. A longstanding challenge is that optical nonlinearities in …

The speed of optoelectronic devices is normally limited by the components used on the
electronic side of the device. The direct generation of short light pulses from short current …

This graduate-level textbook starts with Maxwell's equations. If the reader finds this
reasonable, this book should be helpful. Focusing on ultrafast solid-state laser oscillators …

Ultrafast optics has undergone a revolution in the past two decades, driven by new methods
of pulse generation, amplification, manipulation, and measurement. We review the …

The propagation of ultrashort pulses in optical fibre plays a central role in the development
of light sources and photonic technologies, with applications from fundamental studies of …

In this article, we review the phenomenon of dispersion, paying particular attention to its
impact in the optics of ultrashort pulses, as well as its measurement and management. At …

Short-pulse fibre lasers are a complex dynamical system possessing a broad space of
operating states that can be accessed through control of cavity parameters. Determination of …

The temporal characterization of ultrafast laser pulses has become a cornerstone capability
of ultrafast optics laboratories and is routine both for optimizing laser pulse duration and …