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Nature 450, 953-954 (13 December 2007) | doi:10.1038/450953a; Published online 12 December 2007
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Photonics: Rogue waves surface in light
Dong-Il Yeom1 & Benjamin J. Eggleton1
Abstract
How do the freak waves that haunt seafarers' nightmares arise? We don't know, is the short answer — but the discovery of a similar phenomenon in optical waves might assist in getting to the bottom of the mystery.
Oceanic rogue waves — monstrous sea waves that form spontaneously and can reach up to 30 metres in height1, 2 — have been held responsible for marine misfortunes ranging from the sudden sinking of seagoing ships to damage to oil platforms. They are not just the stuff of maritime folklore (Fig. 1
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