Author(s): Simon Birkholz, Carsten Brée, Ayhan Demircan, and Günter Steinmeyer
Analysis of experimental data from multi-filament, oceanic and fiber optic rogue wave systems show that rogue waves are often preceded by a short ordered phase, providing a method to predict their occurrence.

[Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 213901] Published Thu May 28, 2015