Spatial solitons in nonlinear liquid waveguides

Pramana - Journal of Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 5-6, 2001, Pages 1139-1161

  Barille R ^a   Rivoire, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

Author keywords

Nonlinear waveguide; Polarization switch; Soliton; Stimulated Rayleigh wing scattering

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RAYLEIGH SCATTERING;

NONLINEAR LIQUID WAVEGUIDES; SPATIAL SOLITONS;

SOLITONS;

EID: 0035517818     PISSN: 03044289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12043-001-0018-8     Document Type: Article

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