Temporal solitons in χ(2) materials with tilted pulses

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 722-731

  Valiulis, G ^a   Dubietis, A ^a   Danielius, R ^a   Caironi, D ^b   Visconti, A ^b   Di Trapani, P ^b,c  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0033425829     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.000722     Document Type: Article

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