Nonlinear multimode fiber optics: recent advances
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Zitelli M., Mangini F., Ferraro M., Leggio L., Kalashnikov V., Crescenzi R., Frezza F., Niang A., Modotto D., Hansson T., Kharenko D., Babin S., Mansuryan T., Tonello A., Couderc V., Wabnitz S.
We start by providing an overview of the emerging field of nonlinear optics in multimode optical fibers [1]. These fibers provide a simple testbed for observing complex wave propagation dynamics, in analogy with other fields of physics ranging from two-dimensional hydrodynamic turbulence and Bose-Einstein condensation. In addition, nonlinear multimode optical fibers enable new methods for achieving the ultrafast, light-activated control of temporal, spatial and spectral degrees of freedom of intense, pulsed light beams, for a range of different technological applications.