Extreme events in optics: Challenges of the MANUREVA project J.M. Dudley, C. Finot, G. Millot, J. Garnier, G. Genty, D. Agafontsev and F. Dias Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics, 185 (2010) 125-133 Published online: 23 August 2010 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2010-01243-x