Generation of spatial solitons using non-linear guided modes

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 30, Issue 7-10, 1998, Pages 751-770

  Micallef, R W ^a   Kivshar, Yu S ^a   Love, J D ^a   Burak, D ^b   Binder, R ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR GUIDED MODES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL OPTICAL SOLITONS;

LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OSCILLATIONS; SOLITONS;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0032182738     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006941515679     Document Type: Article

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