The mid-infrared (MIR) represents a large portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is
progressively being exploited for an enormous number of applications. Thermal imaging …

The overall goal of photonics research is to understand and control light in new and richer
ways to facilitate new and richer applications. Many major developments to this end have …

Applications of Nonlinear Fiber Optics, Third Edition presents sound coverage of the
fundamentals of lightwave technology, along with material on pulse compression techniques …

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 …

With the proposal of dual-wavelength pumping (DWP) scheme, DWP Er: ZBLAN fiber lasers
at 3.5 μm have become a fascinating area of research. However, limited by the absence of …

The development of compact and reliable ultrafast sources operating in the mid-infrared
region could lead to major advances in both fundamental and applied sciences. In this …

Dark solitons feature local dips on a modulationally stable continuous-wave background.
Compared with bright solitons, the dark solitons in fiber lasers are more stable in noise …

The discovery of optical solitons being understood as temporally and spectrally stationary
optical states has enabled numerous innovations among which, most notably …

Optical emission from rare-earth-doped fluoride fibers has thus far been limited to less than
4 μm. We extend emission beyond this limit by employing an indium fluoride (InF_3) glass …

Optical frequency comb is an enabling technology for a multitude of applications from
metrology to ranging and communications. The tremendous progress in sources of optical …