Linear and nonlinear dynamics of matter wave packets in periodic potentials

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-18

  Anker, Th ^a   Albiez, M ^a   Eiermann, B ^a   Taglieber, M ^a   Oberthaler, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; SOLID STATE LASERS; SOLITONS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVEGUIDES;

PERIODIC POTENTIALS; PULSE PROPAGATION; WAVE PACKETS;

GAS CONDENSATES;

EID: 2942722622     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000011     Document Type: Article

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