Polarization locked vector solitons and axis instability in optical fiber

Chaos

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 613-624

  Cundiff, Steven T ^a   Collings, Brandon C ^b   Bergman, Keren ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^c Princeton University   (United States)

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EID: 0034415301     PISSN: 10541500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1286246     Document Type: Review

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