Internal dynamics of nonlinear beams in their ground states: Short- and long-lived excitation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1697-1704

  Quiroga Teixeiro, M L ^a   Berntson, A ^a   Michinel, H ^b  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

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EID: 0000467635     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.001697     Document Type: Article

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