The finding that multimode optical fibres support a rich and complex mix of spatial and temporal nonlinear phenomena could yield a plethora of promising applications.
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Picozzi, A., Millot, G. & Wabnitz, S. Nonlinear virtues of multimode fibre. Nature Photon 9, 289–291 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2015.67
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