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 …

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 …

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 …

Roadmap on multimode photonics

I Cristiani, C Lacava, G Rademacher… - Journal of …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Multimode devices and components have attracted considerable attention in the last years,
and different research topics and themes have emerged very recently. The multimodality can …

Statistical mechanics of beam self-cleaning in GRIN multimode optical fibers

F Mangini, M Gervaziev, M Ferraro, DS Kharenko… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Since its first demonstration in graded-index multimode fibers, spatial beam self-cleaning
has attracted a growing research interest. It allows for the propagation of beams with a bell …

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 …