Two-dimensional spatial optical solitons in bulk kerr media stabilized by self-induced multiphoton ionization: Variational approach

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 4092-4097

  Henz, S ^a   Herrmann, J ^a  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTEGRATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; PHOTOIONIZATION; PLASMAS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

BULK KERR MEDIA; DIFFRACTION EFFECTS; KERR NONLINEARITY; NONLINEAR INDEX; SELF INDUCED MULTIPHOTON IONIZATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL OPTICAL SOLITONS; VARIATIONAL APPROXIMATION;

SOLITONS;

EID: 0030125073     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.53.4092     Document Type: Article

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