Transverse nonlinear optics: Introduction and review

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 4, Issue 8-9, 1994, Pages 1251-1258

  Lugiato, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 43949156705     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-0779(94)90080-9     Document Type: Article

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