title: Active control of rogue waves for stimulated supercontinuum generation.
abstract: We demonstrate that rogue waves provide a powerful tool to actively control a nonlinear system with minimal effort. Specifically, optical rogue waves--rare, bright flashes of broadband light arising in subthreshold supercontinuum generation--are initiated by an exceedingly weak stimulus. Using this effect, we produce an optically switchable, ultrastable, and bright supercontinuum with greatly enhanced coherence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Solli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ropers
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jalali