Applied scientists led by Caltech's Kerry Vahala have discovered a new type of optical soliton wave that travels in the wake of other soliton waves, hitching a ride on and feeding off of the energy of ...

Dark dip: Dark-soliton solution showing the carrier wave amplitude dropping to zero. (Courtesy: A Chabchoub et al./Phys. Rev. Lett.) An international team of scientists has demonstrated for the first ...

Rice University physicists have shown for the first time that ultracold atoms can form bright "solitons," localized bundles of waves that maintain a constant shape as they propagate. Solitons of light ...

The rapid evolution of integrated photonics is driving the demand for multifunctional material platforms that support diverse on-chip optical operations. Among these platforms, thin-film lithium ...

Sharks and minnows: Scientists discover an optical soliton wave that rides with and feeds off of other soliton waves, much like a pilot fish with a shark. Applied scientists led by Caltech's Kerry ...