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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
materials science
Roadmap on optical rogue waves and extreme events
Journal of Optics (United Kingdom), Volume 18, No. 6, Article 063001, Year 2016
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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. © 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kibler, Bertrand
France, Dijon
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne
Baronio, Fabio
Italy, Rome
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Belic̀, Milivoj R.
Qatar, Doha
Texas A&m University at Qatar
Zhong, Weiping
Unknown Affiliation
Grelu, Philippe
France, Dijon
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne
Tlidi, Mustapha
Belgium, Brussels
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Panajotov, K. P.
Belgium, Brussels
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Mussot, Arnaud
France, Lille
Université de Lille
Bendahmane, Abdelkrim
France, Lille
Université de Lille
Genty, Goëry
Finland, Tampere
Tampere University
Dudley, John M.
France, Besancon
Femto-st - Sciences et Technologies
Kudlinski, Alexandre A.
France, Lille
Université de Lille
Residori, Stefania
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Bortolozzo, Umberto
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Arecchi, Fortunato Tito
Italy, Florence
Cnr - Istituto Nazionale Di Ottica
Wabnitz, S. W.
Italy, Rome
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Tiofack, Camus Gaston Latchio
France, Lille
Université de Lille
Coulibaly, Saliya
France, Lille
Université de Lille
Taki, Majid
France, Lille
Université de Lille
Statistics
Citations: 240
Authors: 19
Affiliations: 20
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1088/2040-8978/18/6/063001
ISSN:
20408978