Variational dynamics of spatial solitons in quasi-phase-matched quadratic media

Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 405-410

  Farnum, Edward D ^a   Kutz, J Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

QPM solitons; Quasi phase matching; Spatial solitons; Variational approximation

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIFFRACTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HAMILTONIANS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

QUASIPHASE MATCHING; SPATIAL MATCHING; SPATIAL SOLITONS; VARIATIONAL APPROXIMATIONS;

SOLITONS;

EID: 7544223278     PISSN: 14644266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4266/6/10/004     Document Type: Article

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