Nonlinear optical patterns: Classical and quantum effects, perspectives for applications

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 354, Issue 1708, 1996, Pages 767-778

  Lugiato, L A ^a   Barnett, S M ^b   Brambilla, M ^a   Gatti, A ^a   Marzoli, I ^a   Oppo, G L ^b   Prati, F ^a   Stefani, M ^a   Travagnin, M ^a   Wiedemann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3042929986     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1996.0030     Document Type: Article

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