Complex Toda lattice and its application to the theory of interacting optical solitons

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1450-1458

  Arnold, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000555660     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.15.001450     Document Type: Article

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