Generating and routing light-bullets using slab waveguide arrays

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 3-5, 2012, Pages 247-253

  Williams, Matthew O ^a   Kutz, J Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Light bullets; Solitons; Waveguide arrays

Indexed keywords

CHIP DESIGN; ELECTRONIC CURRENT; LIGHT BULLET; SLAB WAVEGUIDES; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WAVEGUIDE ARRAY;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SOLITONS;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 84861919316     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-011-9538-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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