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 …

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 …

Spatiotemporal mode-locking in multimode fiber lasers

LG Wright, DN Christodoulides, FW Wise - Science, 2017 - science.org
A laser is based on the electromagnetic modes of its resonator, which provides the feedback
required for oscillation. Enormous progress has been made toward controlling the …

Controllable spatiotemporal nonlinear effects in multimode fibres

LG Wright, DN Christodoulides, FW Wise - Nature photonics, 2015 - nature.com
Multimode fibres are of interest for next-generation telecommunications systems and the
construction of high-energy fibre lasers. However, relatively little work has explored …

[PDF][PDF] Multidimensional localized structures in optical and matter-wave media: a topical survey of recent literature

D Mihalache - Rom. Rep. Phys, 2017 - rrp.nipne.ro
We perform a survey of some recent theoretical and experimental studies on
multidimensional (two-and three-dimensional) localized structures in optical and matter …

Mechanisms of spatiotemporal mode-locking

LG Wright, P Sidorenko, H Pourbeyram, ZM Ziegler… - Nature Physics, 2020 - nature.com
Mode-locking is a process in which different modes of an optical resonator establish stable
synchronization through non-linear interactions. This self-organization underlies light …

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 …

Roadmap on all-optical processing

P Minzioni, C Lacava, T Tanabe, J Dong, X Hu… - Journal of …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The ability to process optical signals without passing into the electrical domain has always
attracted the attention of the research community. Processing photons by photons unfolds …

[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 …

Self-organized instability in graded-index multimode fibres

LG Wright, Z Liu, DA Nolan, MJ Li… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Multimode fibres (MMFs) are attracting interest in the study of spatiotemporal dynamics as
well as in the context of ultrafast fibre sources, imaging and telecommunications. This …