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Published online 12 December 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2007.368
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Rogue waves made of light
Freak waves in an optical system might help to explain those at sea.
Gigantic 'rogue' waves that swallow ships have been brought into the laboratory. No one knows exactly how they form in the oceans, but a team at the University of California, Los Angeles, has made similar freak events in light1.
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