Pattern dynamics and competition in a photorefractive feedback system

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2057-2064

  Denz, Cornelia ^a   Schwab, Michael ^a   Sedlatschek, Markus ^a   Tschudi, Theo ^a   Honda, Tokuyuki ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

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EID: 0032371170     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.002057     Document Type: Article

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