Abstract Random Lasers (RLs) and Random Fiber Lasers (RFLs) have been the subject of
intense research since their first experimental demonstration in 1994 and 2007, respectively …

Spin-glass theory is one of the leading paradigms of complex physics and describes
condensed matter, neural networks and biological systems, ultracold atoms, random …

The interest in random fiber lasers (RFLs), first demonstrated one decade ago, is still
growing and their basic characteristics have been studied by several authors. RFLs are …

Random lasers have been recently exploited as a photonic platform for studies of complex
systems. This cross-disciplinary approach opened up new important avenues for the …

Turbulence is a challenging feature common to a wide range of complex phenomena.
Random fibre lasers are a special class of lasers in which the feedback arises from multiple …

We report on measurements of the statistical fluctuations of the output intensity in a
continuous-wave-pumped erbium-doped one-dimensional random fiber laser (RFL), with …

Replica symmetry breaking (RSB), as a featured phase transition between paramagnetic
and spin glass state in magnetic systems, has been predicted and validated among random …

The photonic analog of the paramagnetic to spin-glass phase transition in disordered
magnetic systems, signaled by the phenomenon of replica symmetry breaking, has been …

We investigate the collective dynamics of nonlinearly interacting modes in multimode
photonic settings. To this end, we have established a connection with the theory of spin …

A landmark of statistical mechanics, spin-glass theory describes critical phenomena in
disordered systems that range from condensed matter to biophysics and social dynamics …