Sequential formation of multiple dark photorefractive spatial solitons: Experiments and theory

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1407-1417

  Chen, Zhigang ^a   Segev, Mordechai ^a   Singh, Sujata R ^b   Coskun, Tamer H ^b   Christodoulides, Demetrios N ^b  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

DARK SOLITONS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE SPATIAL SOLITONS;

SOLITONS;

EID: 0031167316     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.001407     Document Type: Article

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