Cavity solitons in passive bulk semiconductor microcavities. I. Microscopic model and modulational instabilities

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2083-2094

  Tissoni, G ^a   Spinelli, L ^a   Brambilla, M ^b   Maggipinto, T ^b   Perrini, I M ^b   Lugiato, L A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0001596422     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.002083     Document Type: Article

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