Roadmap on optical rogue waves and extreme events
Year: 2016
Authors: Akhmediev N., Kibler B., Baronio F., Belić M., Zhong W.-P., Zhang Y., Chang W., Soto-Crespo J. M., Vouzas P., Grelu P., Lecaplain C., Hammani K., Rica S., Picozzi A., Tlidi M., Panajotov K., Mussot A., Bendahmane A., Szriftgiser P., Genty G., Dudley J., Kudlinski A., Demircan A., Morgner U., Amiraranashvili S., Bree C., Steinmeyer G. Masoller C., Broderick N.G.R., Runge A.F.J., Erkintalo M., Residori S., Bortolozzo U., Arecchi F.T., Wabnitz S., Tiofack C.G., Coulibaly S., Taki M.
Autors Affiliation: Australian Natl Univ, Opt Sci Grp, Res Sch Phys & Engn, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; Univ Bourgogne Franche Comte, CNRS, UMR6303, Lab Interdisciplinaire Carnot Bourgogne, 9 Ave A Savary, F-21078 Dijon, France; Univ Brescia, Dipartimento Ingn Informaz, Via Branze 38, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; CNR, Ist Nazl Ott, Via Branze 38, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; Texas A&M Univ, Sci Program, POB 23874, Doha, Qatar; Shunde Polytech, Elect & Informat Engn Dept, Shunde 528300, Guangdong, Peoples R China; Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Key Lab Phys Elect & Devices, Minist Educ, Xian 710049, Peoples R China; Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Shaanxi Key Lab Informat Photon Tech, Xian 710049, Peoples R China; CSIC, Inst Opt, Serrano 121, E-28006 Madrid, Spain; Ecole Polytech Fed Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland; Univ Adolfo Ibanez, Fac Ingn & Ciencias, Avda Diagonal Torres 2640, Santiago, Chile; Univ Libre Bruxelles, Fac Sci, Dept Phys, CP 231,Campus Pl, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium; Vrije Univ Brussel, B Phot, Pl Laan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium; Univ Lille 1, Lab PhLAM, UMR CNRS 8523, IRCICA,USR CNRS 3380, F-59655 Villeneuve Dascq, France; Tampere Univ Technol, Dept Phys, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland; Univ Franche Comte, UMR CNRS 6174, Inst FEMTO ST, F-25030 Besancon, France; Leibniz Univ Hannover, Inst Quantenopt, Welfengarten 1, D-30167 Hannover, Germany; Weierstrass Inst Angew Anal & Stochast, Mohrenstr 39, D-10117 Berlin, Germany; Max Born Inst, Max Born Str 2A, D-12489 Berlin, Germany; Univ Politecn Cataluna, Dept Fis, Barcelona 08222, Spain; Univ Auckland, Dept Phys, Dodd Walls Ctr Photon & Quantum Technol, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; Univ Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, INLN, 1361 Route Lucioles, F-06560 Valbonne, France; Univ Florence, Dipartimento Fis, Largo E Fermi 6, I-50125 Florence, Italy; CNR, INO, Largo E Fermi 6, I-50125 Florence, Italy.
Abstract: The pioneering paper Optical rogue waves by Solli et al (2007 Nature 450 1054) started the new subfield in optics. This work launched a great deal of activity on this novel subject. As a result, the initial concept has expanded and has been enriched by new ideas. Various approaches have been suggested since then. A fresh look at the older results and new discoveries has been undertaken, stimulated by the concept of ‘optical rogue waves’. Presently, there may not by a unique view on how this new scientific term should be used and developed. There is nothing surprising when the opinion of the experts diverge in any new field of research. After all, rogue waves may appear for a multiplicity of reasons and not necessarily only in optical fibers and not only in the process of supercontinuum generation. We know by now that rogue waves may be generated by lasers, appear in wide aperture cavities, in plasmas and in a variety of other optical systems. Theorists, in turn, have suggested many other situations when rogue waves may be observed. The strict definition of a rogue wave is still an open question. For example, it has been suggested that it is defined as ‘an optical pulse whose amplitude or intensity is much higher than that of the surrounding pulses’. This definition (as suggested by a peer reviewer) is clear at the intuitive level and can be easily extended to the case of spatial beams although additional clarifications are still needed. An extended definition has been presented earlier by N Akhmediev and E Pelinovsky (2010 Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 185 1-4). Discussions along these lines are always useful and all new approaches stimulate research and encourage discoveries of new phenomena. Despite the potentially existing disagreements, the scientific terms ‘optical rogue waves’ and ‘extreme events’ do exist. Therefore coordination of our efforts in either unifying the concept or in introducing alternative definitions must be continued. From this point of view, a number of the scientists who work in this area of research have come together to present their research in a single review article that will greatly benefit all interested parties of this research direction. Whether the authors of this ‘roadmap’ have similar views or different from the original concept, the potential reader of the review will enrich their knowledge by encountering most of the existing views on the subject. Previously, a special issue on optical rogue waves (2013 J. Opt. 15 060201) was successful in achieving this goal but over two years have passed and more material has been published in this quickly emerging subject. Thus, it is time for a roadmap that may stimulate and encourage further research.
Journal/Review: JOURNAL OF OPTICS
Volume: 18 (6) Pages from: 063001-1 to: 063001-37
More Information: We acknowledge support from the Laboratoire dŽExcellence CEMPI (Centre Europeen pour les Mathematiques, la Physique et leurs Interactions).KeyWords: Nonlinear optics; Supercontinuum generation, Extreme events; New approaches; Roadmap; Rogue waves; Scientific terms; Spatial beams, Optical fibersDOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/18/6/063001ImpactFactor: 1.741Citations: 243data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-10-20References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here
