Optical discrete solitons in waveguide arrays. I. Soliton formation

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2938-2944

  Eisenberg, H S ^a   Morandotti, R ^a,b   Silberberg, Y ^a   Arnold, J M ^b   Pennelli, G ^b   Aitchison, J S ^b,c  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTONS;

OPTICAL DISCRETE SOLITONS;

SOLITONS;

EID: 0038288104     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.002938     Document Type: Article

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