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 …

Frontiers in multidimensional self-trapping of nonlinear fields and matter

YV Kartashov, GE Astrakharchik, BA Malomed… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract 2D and 3D solitons and related states, such as quantum droplets, can appear in
optical systems, atomic Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) and liquid crystals, among other …

The bright prospects of optical solitons after 50 years

A Blanco-Redondo, CM de Sterke, C Xu, S Wabnitz… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The idea of temporal solitons in optical fibres as a means to compensate for the chromatic
dispersion-induced temporal broadening of pulses via the intensity-dependent refractive …

Space-time wave packets

M Yessenov, LA Hall, KL Schepler… - Advances in Optics and …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Space-time wave packets (STWPs) constitute a broad class of pulsed optical fields that are
rigidly transported in linear media without diffraction or dispersion, and are therefore …

Spatial beam self-cleaning in multimode fibres

K Krupa, A Tonello, BM Shalaby, M Fabert… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Multimode optical fibres are enjoying renewed attention, boosted by the urgent need to
overcome the current capacity crunch of single-mode fibre (SMF) systems and by recent …

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 …

Observation of geometric parametric instability induced by the periodic spatial self-imaging of multimode waves

K Krupa, A Tonello, A Barthélémy, V Couderc… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
Spatiotemporal mode coupling in highly multimode physical systems permits new routes for
exploring complex instabilities and forming coherent wave structures. We present here the …

Kerr self-cleaning of femtosecond-pulsed beams in graded-index multimode fiber

Z Liu, LG Wright, DN Christodoulides, FW Wise - Optics letters, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We observe a nonlinear spatial self-cleaning process for femtosecond pulses in graded-
index (GRIN) multimode fiber (MMF). Pulses with∼ 80 fs duration at 1030 nm are launched …

[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 …

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 …