Prof. Sergei K. Turitsyn

"Practice not-doing, and everything will fall into place." Lao Tzu. Tao Te Ching.

	Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies College of Engineering and Physical Sciences Aston University
E-mail: s.k.turitsyn@aston.ac.uk Aston University, North Wing 711

Vacancies and opportunities for collaboration

PhD studentships in the Aston Institute of Photonics Technologies

Fellowship (express of interest)

Recent Publications

G. E. Falkovich, E. A. Kuznetsov, A. C. Newell & S. K. Turitsyn A scientist and a poet, Nature Photonics, 17, 920 (2023); Theoretical physicist, by V. E. Zakharov

S. K. Turitsyn, On the theory of bi-chromatic pulsed ring lasers with synchronized transient Raman amplification, Optics Letters, 50(7), 2322 (2025)

E. Manuylovich, A. E. Bednyakova, D. A. Ivoilov, I. S. Terekhov, and S. K. Turitsyn, SOA-based reservoir computing using upsampling , Opt. Lett. 49, 5827-5830 (2024)

P. Freire, E. Manuylovich, J. E. Prilepsky, and S. K. Turitsyn, Artificial neural networks for photonic applications - from algorithms to implementation: tutorial, AOP, 15(3), 739 (2023)

Andrea Blanco-Redondo, C. Martijn de Sterke, Chris Xu, Stefan Wabnitz & Sergei K. Turitsyn The bright prospects of optical solitons after 50 years, Nature Photonics, 17, 937 (2023)

S. K. Turitsyn, Soliton control in fiber lasers with a semiconductor optical amplifier by off-set filtering, Optics Letters, 48(12), 3351 (2023)

Boris Nyushkov, Aleksey Ivanenko, Sergey Smirnov, Sergey Turitsyn, Transient light shift register mechanism of bi-chromatic pulse generation, Optica, 10(8), 1029- (2023)

S. K. Turitsyn, A. E. Bednyakova and E. V. Podivilov, Nonlinear Optical Pulses in Media with Asymmetric Gain, Phys. Rev. Lett., 131, 153802 (2023)

P. J. Freire, Y. Osadchuk, B. Spinnler, A. Napoli, W. Schairer, N. Costa, J. E. Prilepsky & S. K. Turitsyn, Neural Networks-Based Equalizers for Coherent Optical Transmission: Caveats and Pitfalls, IEEE J. of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 28(4) 1 (2022)

G. Genty, L. Salmela, J. M. Dudley, D. Brunner, A. Kokhanovskiy, S. M. Kobtsev & S. K. Turitsyn, Machine learning and applications in ultrafast photonics, Nature Photonics, 15, 91(2021)

Egor S. Manuylovich, Vladislav V. Dvoyrin and Sergei K. Turitsyn, Fast mode decomposition in few-mode ﬁbers, Nature Communications 11, 5507 (2020)

S. Sugavanam, M.K. Kopae, J. Peng, Y. Prilepskiy and S.K. Turitsyn, Analysis of laser radiation using the Nonlinear Fourier transform, Nature Communications 10, 5663 (2019)

F. Bessin, A. M. Perego, K. Staliunas, S. K. Turitsyn, A. Kudlinski, M. Conforti & A. Mussot, Gain-through-filtering enables tuneable frequency comb generation in passive optical resonators, Nature Communications, 10: 4489 (2019)

Sergei K. Turitsyn, On the theory of adiabatic field dynamics in the Kerr medium with distributed gain and dispersion, Opt. Lett. 44, 1448 (2019)

E. V. Podivilov, D. S. Kharenko, V. A. Gonta, K. Krupa, O. S. Sidelnikov, S. Turitsyn, M. P. Fedoruk, S. A. Babin, and S. Wabnitz, Hydrodynamic 2D Turbulence and Spatial Beam Condensation in Multimode Optical Fibers Phys. Rev. Lett., 122, 103902 (2019) Supplementary Materials,

Auro M. Perego, Sergei K. Turitsyn and Kestutis Staliunas, Gain through losses in nonlinear optics, Light: Science & Applications 7:43 (2018)

Stanislav Derevyanko, Alexey Redyuk, Sergey Vergeles, and Sergei K. Turitsyn, Visualisation of extreme value events in optical communications, APL Photonics, 3, 060801 (2018)

Sergei K. Turitsyn, Jaroslaw E. Prilepsky, Son Thai Le, Sander Wahls, Leonid L. Frumin, Morteza Kamalian, and Stanislav A. Derevyanko, Nonlinear Fourier transform for optical data processing and transmission: advances and perspectives, Optica, 4(3), 307 (2017)

L.L. Frumin, A.A. Gelash and S.K. Turitsyn, New Approaches to Coding Information using Inverse Scattering Transform Phys. Rev. Lett., 118, 223901 (2017) Supplementary Materials,

A. Mahjoubfar, D. V. Churkin, S. Barland, N. Broderick, S. K. Turitsyn & B. Jalali, Time stretch and its applications, Nature Photonics, 11, 341 (2017)

Mariia Sorokina, Stylianos Sygletos, and Sergei Turitsyn, Ripple distribution for nonlinear fiber-optic channels, Opt. Express, 25(3), 2228 (2017)

S. A. Derevyanko, J. E. Prilepsky, S. K. Turitsyn, Capacity estimates for optical transmission based on the nonlinear Fourier Transform, Nature Communications 7, 12710 (2016)

Nikita Tarasov, Auro M Perego, Dmitry V Churkin, Kestutis Staliunas, Sergei K Turitsyn, Mode-locking via dissipative Faraday instability, Nature Communications 7, 12441 (2016)

A. Perego, N. Tarasov, D. Churkin, S.K. Turitsyn, and K. Staliunas, Pattern Generation by Dissipative Parametric Instability, Phys. Rev. Lett., 116, 028701 (2016) Suppl. Mat.,

A. Aragoneses, L. Carpi, N. Tarasov, D.V. Churkin, M.C. Torrent, C. Masoller, and S.K. Turitsyn, Unveiling Temporal Correlations Characteristic of a Phase Transition in the Output Intensity of a Fiber Laser, Phys. Rev. Lett., 116, 033902 (2016); Supplementary Materials,

V. Kalashnikov, S.V Sergeyev, G. Jacobsen, S. Popov and S.K. Turitsyn, Multi-scale polarisation phenomena, Light: Science & Applications 5, e16011 (2016)

S. K. Turitsyn, A. E. Bednyakova, M. P. Fedoruk, S. B. Papernyi & W. Clements Inverse four-wave mixing and self-parametric amplification in optical fibre, Nature Photonics, 9, 608 (2015)

D.V. Churkin, I.V. Kolokolov, E.V. Podivilov, I.D. Vatnik, M.A. Nikulin, S.S. Vergeles, I.S. Terekhov, V.V. Lebedev, G. Falkovich, S.A. Babin, S.K. Turitsyn, Wave kinetics of random fibre lasers, Nature Communications 6:6214 (2015)

D.V. Churkin, S. Sugavanam, N. Tarasov, S. Khorev, S.V. Smirnov, S.M. Kobtsev and S.K. Turitsyn, Stochasticity, periodicity and localized light structures in partially mode-locked fibre lasers , Nature Communications 6:7004 (2015)

A. Bednyakova and S. K. Turitsyn, Adiabatic soliton laser, Phys. Rev. Lett., 114, 113901 (2015)

L. Hadzievski, A. Maluckov, A.M. Rubenchik and S.K.Turitsyn, Stable optical vortices in nonlinear multicore fibers, Light: Science & Applications, e314 (2015)

A Tonello, A Bartholomy, K Krupa, V Kermene, A Desfarges-Berthelemot, BM Shalaby, Sonia Boscolo, SK Turitsyn, JD Ania-Castanon, Secret key exchange in ultra-long lasers by radio-frequency spectrum coding, Light: Science & Applications, e276 (2015)

M. A. Sorokina and S. K. Turitsyn, Regeneration limit of classical Shannon capacity, Nature Communications 5: 3861 (2014)

J. E. Prilepsky, S. A. Derevyanko, K. J. Blow, I. Gabitov, and S. K. Turitsyn, Nonlinear Inverse Synthesis and Eigenvalue Division Multiplexing in Optical Fiber Channels, Phys. Rev. Lett. 113 013901 (2014)

I. S. Terekhov, S. S. Vergeles, S. K. Turitsyn, Conditional probability calculations for the NLS equation with additive noise , Phys. Rev. Lett. 113 230602 (2014); Archive version

A. M. Rubenchik, M. P. Fedoruk, and S. K. Turitsyn, The effect of self-focusing on laser space-debris cleaning, Light: Science & Applications 3, e159 (2014)

A. El-Taher, O. Kotlicki, P. Harper, S. K. Turitsyn, and J. Scheuer, Secure key distribution over a 500 km long link using a Raman ultra-long fiber laser, Laser & Photonics Reviews (2014)

E. G. Turitsyna, S. Smirnov, S. Sugavanam, N. Tarasov, X. Shu, S. Babin, E. Podivilov, D. Churkin, G. E. Falkovich and S. K. Turitsyn The laminar-turbulent transition in a fibre laser, Nature Photonics, 7, 783 (2013)

Elena G. Turitsyna and Sergei K. Turitsyn, Digital signal processing based on inverse scattering transform, Opt. Lett. 38, 4186 (2013)

J. E. Prilepsky, S. A. Derevyanko and S. Turitsyn, Temporal Solitonic Crystals and Non-Hermitian Informational Lattices, Phys. Rev. Lett. 108 183902 (2012)

Konstantin S. Turitsyn and Sergei K. Turitsyn, Nonlinear communication channels with capacity above the linear Shannon limit, Opt. Lett. 37(17), 3600-3602 (2012)

S.K. Turitsyn, S. Babin, A. El-Taher, P. Harper, D. Churkin, S. Kablukov, J. Ania-Castanon, V. Karalekas, and E. Podivilov, Random distributed feedback fibre laser, Nat. Phot., 4, 231 (2010)

S. Turitsyn, J. Ania-Castanon, S. Babin, V. Karalekas, P. Harper, D. Churkin, S. Kablukov, A. El-Taher, E. Podivilov, and V. Mezentsev, 270-km URFL, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103 133901 (2009)

A. M. Rubenchik, M.P. Fedoruk, and S. K. Turitsyn, Laser Beam Self-Focusing in the Atmosphere, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102 233902 (2009)

S. K. Turitsyn, Theory of energy evolution in laser resonators with saturated gain and non-saturated loss, Optics Express 17, 11898 (2009)

J. D. Ania-Castanon, V. Karalekas, P. Harper, and S. K. Turitsyn, Simultaneous Spatial and Spectral Transparency in Ultralong Fiber Lasers, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 123903 (2008)

J D Ania-Castanon, T. Ellingham, R. Ibbotson, X. Chen, L. Zhang, and S. Turitsyn, Ultralong Raman fiber lasers as virtually lossless optical media, Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 023902 (2006)

K. S. Turitsyn, S. A. Derevyanko, I. V. Yurkevich and S. K. Turitsyn, Information capacity of optical fiber channels with zero average dispersion, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91 203091 (2003).

Review papers

S. Abreu, I. Boikov, M. Goldmann, T. Jonuzi, A. Lupo, S. Masaad, L. Nguyen, E. Picco, G. Pourcel, A. Skalli, L. Talandier, B. Vettelschoss, E.A. Vlieg, A. Argyris, P. Bienstman, D. Brunner, J. Dambre, L. Daudet, J.D. Domenech, I. Fischer, F. Horst, S. Massar, C.R. Mirasso, B.J. Offrein, A. Rossi, M.C. Soriano, S. Sygletos, S.K. Turitsyn, A photonics perspective on computing with physical substrates, Reviews in Physics, 12, 100093 (2024)
P. Freire, E. Manuylovich, J. E. Prilepsky, and S. K. Turitsyn, Artificial neural networks for photonic applications - from algorithms to implementation: tutorial, AOP, 15(3), 739 (2023)
P. J. Freire, Y. Osadchuk, B. Spinnler, A. Napoli, W. Schairer, N. Costa, J. E. Prilepsky & S. K. Turitsyn, Neural Networks-Based Equalizers for Coherent Optical Transmission: Caveats and Pitfalls, IEEE J. of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 28(4) 1 (2022)
M. Chernysheva, A. Rozhin, Y. Fedotov, C. Mou, R. Arif, S. M. Kobtsev, E. M. Dianov and S. K. Turitsyn, Carbon nanotubes for ultrafast fibre lasers, Nanophotonics, 6(1), 1-30 (2017)
S.V.Smirnov, J.D.Ania-Castanon, S.Kobtsev, S.K.Turitsyn, Supercontinuum in telecom applications, Chapter 10 in the book: The Supercontinuum Laser Source. The Ultimate White Light (ed. R.R. Alfano), Springer, 2016, 435p., ISBN: 978-1493933242; Updated edition, pp. 397–432 (2022), DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-06197-4_9
S. K. Turitsyn, N. N. Rosanov, I. Yarutkina, A. Bednyakova, S. Fedorov, O. Shtyrina, M. P. Fedoruk, Dissipative solitons in fiber lasers, Physics Uspekhi, 59(7), 642 - 668 (2016)
D.V. Churkin, S. Sugavanam, I.D. Vatnik, Z. Wang, E.V. Podivilov, S.A. Babin, Y. Rao, and S.K. Turitsyn, Recent advances in fundamentals and applications of random fiber lasers, Advances in Optics and Photonics, 7(3), 516-569 (2015)
J. E Prylepskiy and S.K Turitsyn, Eigenvalue communications in nonlinear fiber channels, Chapter in: Odyssey of Light in Nonlinear Optical Fibers Theory and Applications, CRC Press, DOI: 10.1201/b19377-19, 459-490 (2015)
C. Finot, G. Millot, J. Fatome, S.K Turitsyn, S. Boscolo, Temporal and spectral nonlinear shaping techniques in optical fibers, Chapter in: All optical signal processing, Springer, 2015, 194, 105-128 (2015)
M. Sorokina, A. Ellis, S.K. Turitsyn, Optical Information Capacity Processing, Chapter in: All optical signal processing, Springer, 2015, 194, 325-354 (2015)
S. K. Turitsyn, S. A. Babin, D. V. Churkin, I. D. Vatnik, M. Nikulin, E. V. Podivilov, Random distributed feedback fibre lasers, Physics Reports, 542(2), 133-193 (2014)
S. K. Turitsyn, S. A. Babin, E. G. Turitsyna, G. E. Falkovich, E. Podivilov, D. Churkin, Optical wave turbulence, Chapter in the World Scientific Series on Nonlinear Science Series A: v. 83, Advances in Wave Turbulence, edited by V. Shrira and S. Nazarenko (2013)
S. K. Turitsyn, B. Bale, and M.P. Fedoruk, Dispersion-managed solitons in fibre systems and lasers, Physics Reports, 521(4), 135-203 (2012)
B. Bale, O. G. Okhotnikov, and S. K. Turitsyn, Modeling and Technologies of Ultrafast Fiber Lasers, In Fiber Lasers, O.G. Okhotnikov (ed.), ISBN 978-3-527-41114-6 - Wiley-VCH, Berlin (2012)
S.V.Smirnov, S.M. Kobtsev, S.V.Kukarin and S.K.Turitsyn, Mode-Locked Fibre Lasers with High-Energy Pulses, Chapter 3 in book Laser Pulses / Book 1, pp. 39-58, ed. By Dr. K.Jakubczak (2011)
B. Bale, S. Boscolo, O. Schwartz, and S.Turitsyn, Localized Waves in Optical Systems with Periodic Dispersion and Nonlinearity Management, Advances in Nonlinear Optics (2009)
S. Boscolo, S. K. Turitsyn and K. J. Blow, Nonlinear loop mirror-based all-optical signal processing in fiber-optic communications, Optical Fiber Technology 14, 299 (2008)
S. K. Turitsyn, E. G. Shapiro, S. B. Medvedev, M. P. Fedoruk, and V. K. Mezentsev, Physics and mathematics of dispersion-managed optical solitons , Comptes Rendus Physique, Académie des sciences/Éditions scientifiques et médicales 4, 145-161 (2003)
T.-S. Yang, W. L. Kath and S. K. Turitsyn, The multiple-scale averaging and dynamics of dispersion-managed optical solitons, Journal of Eng. Math. 36(1-2), 163-184 (1999)