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 …

Scalable optical learning operator

U Teğin, M Yıldırım, İ Oğuz, C Moser… - Nature Computational …, 2021 - nature.com
Today's heavy machine learning tasks are fueled by large datasets. Computing is performed
with power-hungry processors whose performance is ultimately limited by the data transfer …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Direct observations of thermalization to a Rayleigh–Jeans distribution in multimode optical fibres

H Pourbeyram, P Sidorenko, FO Wu, N Bender… - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Nonlinear multimode optical systems support a host of intriguing effects that are impossible
in single-mode settings. Although nonlinearity can provide a rich environment where the …

[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 …