Influence of soliton propagation on the beam-polarization dynamics in a planar waveguide

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2731-2737

  Wang, D ^a   Barille, R ^a   Rivoire, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

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EID: 0032347495     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.002731     Document Type: Article

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