Self-focusing and 2D spatial solitons in PTS

Electronics Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 2092-2094

  Torruellas, W ^a   Lawrence, B ^a   Stegeman, G I ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Nonlinear optics; Semiconductor quantum wires; Spatial solitons

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR OPTICS; SOLITONS;

POLYDIACETYLENE PARATOLUENE SULFONATE (PTS);

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WIRES;

EID: 0030262489     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19961400     Document Type: Article

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