Ultrafast lasers reaching extremely high powers within short fractions of time enable a
plethora of applications. They grant advanced material processing capabilities, are effective …

We present a detailed overview of the physics and applications of optical dark solitons:
localized nonlinear waves (orholes') existing on a stable continuous wave (or extended finite …

Optical nonlinear functions are crucial for various applications in integrated photonics,
including all-optical information processing, photonic neural networks, and on-chip ultrafast …

We report a large third-order nonlinear-optical response of palladium diselenide (PdSe2)
films, a two-dimensional (2D) noble-metal dichalcogenide material. Both open-aperture (OA) …

Examining classic theories, experimental methods, and practical formulas for exploration of
the core topics in nonlinear optics, the second edition of this acclaimed text was extensively …

The absolute scale of the second-order nonlinear-optical coefficients of several important
nonlinear-optical materials has been obtained with improved accuracy. Second-harmonic …

In the course of the past several years, a new level of understanding has been achieved
about conditions for the existence, stability, and generation of spatiotemporal optical …

In physics, wave propagation is traditionally analyzed by means of regular solutions of wave
equations. However, solutions of wave equations in two and three dimensions often possess …

In its 60 years of existence, the field of nonlinear optics has gained momentum especially
over the past two decades thanks to major breakthroughs in material science and …

We present an overview of nonlinear phenomena related to optical quadratic solitons—
intrinsically multi-component localized states of light, which can exist in media without …