AUTHOR=Hasegawa Akira TITLE=Optical soliton: Review of its discovery and applications in ultra-high-speed communications JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics VOLUME=10 YEAR=2022 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.1044845 DOI=10.3389/fphy.2022.1044845 ISSN=2296-424X ABSTRACT=

This paper reviews the discovery of the optical soliton and historical attempts of its applications in ultra-high-speed communications. It also reveals various episodes that took place in the course of its discovery and in subsequent developments in the form of a memoir. The paper is expected to stimulate young scientists for their future activities and contributions.