Recent progress on optical rogue waves in fiber lasers: status, challenges, and perspectives

Yufeng Song, Zhenhong Wang, Cong Wang, Krassimir Panajotov, Han Zhang
2020 Advanced Photonics  
Rogue waves (RWs) are rare, extreme amplitude, localized wave packets, which have received much interest recently in different areas of physics. Fiber lasers with their abundant nonlinear dynamics provide an ideal platform to observe optical RW formation. We review recent research progress on rogue waves in fiber lasers. Basic concepts of RWs and the mechanisms of RW generation in fiber lasers are discussed, along with representative experimental and theoretical results. The measurement methods
more » ... for RW identification in fiber lasers are presented and analyzed. Finally, prospects for future RW research in fiber lasers are summarized.
doi:10.1117/1.ap.2.2.024001 fatcat:nwpykkzv3ncxhgmdbqwuoa445i