Dark soliton switching in an NLDC in the presence of higher-order perturbative effects

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-250

  Sarma, Amarendra K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Dark soliton; Nonlinear directional coupler; Soliton switching

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; DISPERSION (WAVES); MODULATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE MODULATION; SWITCHING; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

BRIGHT SOLITONS; CRITICAL POWERS; CROSS-PHASE MODULATIONS; DARK SOLITON; DARK SOLITONS; INTERMODAL DISPERSIONS; NONLINEAR DIRECTIONAL COUPLER; NONLINEAR DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; ORDER DISPERSIONS; RAMAN EFFECTS; SOLITON PULSES; STEEPENING EFFECTS; SWITCHING CHARACTERISTICS;

SOLITONS;

EID: 56949094772     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2008.06.008     Document Type: Article

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