Periodic nonlinear Schrödinger equation with application to photonic crystals

Milan Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 259-287

  Pankov, A ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical point; Gap soliton; Nonlinear Schr dinger equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844448598     PISSN: 14249286     EISSN: 14249294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00032-005-0047-8     Document Type: Article

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