most citedNature of Optical Thermodynamic Pressure Exerted in Highly Multimoded Nonlinear Systems

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physics.optics2026

Abruptly autofocusing waves enter space-time

Nikolaos K. Efremidis, Demetrios N. Christodoulides

Whereas conventional Gaussian focusing gradually concentrates optical energy around the focal plane, abruptly autofocusing waves maintain a low peak intensity over most of their ev…

physics.optics2026

Unified framework of optical thermodynamics and optical pressure

Nikolaos K. Efremidis, Huizhong Ren, Demetrios N. Christodoulides

Optical thermodynamics is a newly developed framework that applies principles from statistical mechanics to describe the intricate behavior of weakly nonlinear, multimode photonic…

physics.optics2024

Amplified Light Beam Cooling via Emergent Onsager's Irreversible Thermodynamics

Zhongfei Xiong, Fan O. Wu, Yang Liu +3

High-brightness coherent light source is at the heart of optical technology and yet challenging to achieve. Here, we propose an unconventional approach that utilizes the "forbidden…

physics.optics2024

Nonequilibrium transport and the fluctuation theorem in the thermodynamic behaviors of nonlinear photonic systems

Yang Liu, Jincheng Lu, Zhongfei Xiong +4

Nonlinear multimode optical systems have attracted substantial attention due to their rich physical properties. Complex interplay between the nonlinear effects and mode couplings m…

physics.optics2024★ 17 cited

Nature of Optical Thermodynamic Pressure Exerted in Highly Multimoded Nonlinear Systems

Huizhong Ren, Georgios G. Pyrialakos, Fan O. Wu +4

The theory of optical thermodynamics provides a comprehensive framework that enables a self-consistent description of the intricate dynamics of nonlinear multimoded photonic system…

physics.optics2024★ 8 cited

Dalton's law of partial optical thermodynamic pressures in highly multimoded nonlinear photonic systems

Huizhong Ren, Georgios G. Pyrialakos, Fan O. Wu +3

We show that in highly multimoded nonlinear photonic systems, the optical thermodynamic pressures emerging from different species of the optical field obey Dalton's law of partial…