Optical spatial solitons: historical overview and recent advances
Solitons, nonlinear self-trapped wavepackets, have been extensively studied in many and
diverse branches of physics such as optics, plasmas, condensed matter physics, fluid …
diverse branches of physics such as optics, plasmas, condensed matter physics, fluid …
Discrete solitons in optics
F Lederer, GI Stegeman, DN Christodoulides… - Physics Reports, 2008 - Elsevier
We provide an overview of recent experimental and theoretical developments in the area of
optical discrete solitons. By nature, discrete solitons represent self-trapped wavepackets in …
optical discrete solitons. By nature, discrete solitons represent self-trapped wavepackets in …
[图书][B] Optical solitons: from fibers to photonic crystals
YS Kivshar, GP Agrawal - 2003 - books.google.com
The current research into solitons and their use in fiber optic communications is very
important to the future of communications. Since the advent of computer networking and …
important to the future of communications. Since the advent of computer networking and …
Optical spatial solitons and their interactions: Universality and diversity
GI Stegeman, M Segev - Science, 1999 - science.org
Spatial solitons, beams that do not spread owing to diffraction when they propagate, have
been demonstrated to exist by virtue of a variety of nonlinear self-trapping mechanisms …
been demonstrated to exist by virtue of a variety of nonlinear self-trapping mechanisms …
Self-focusing and transverse instabilities of solitary waves
YS Kivshar, DE Pelinovsky - Physics Reports, 2000 - Elsevier
We give an overview of the basic physical concepts and analytical methods for investigating
the symmetry-breaking instabilities of solitary waves. We discuss self-focusing of spatial …
the symmetry-breaking instabilities of solitary waves. We discuss self-focusing of spatial …
Photorefractive waveguides in oxide crystals: fabrication, properties, and applications.
D Kip - Applied Physics B: Lasers & Optics, 1998 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract. In several oxide crystals the refractive index can be changed by inhomogeneous
illumination, and these photorefractive properties have allowed for a wide variety of …
illumination, and these photorefractive properties have allowed for a wide variety of …
Self-trapping of partially spatially incoherent light
Self-Trapping of Partially Spatially Incoherent Light Page 1 VOLUME 77, NUMBER 3 PHYSICAL
REVIEW LETTERS 15JULY 1996 Self-Trapping of Partially Spatially Incoherent Light Matthew …
REVIEW LETTERS 15JULY 1996 Self-Trapping of Partially Spatially Incoherent Light Matthew …
[HTML][HTML] Self-trapping of incoherent white light
M Mitchell, M Segev - Nature, 1997 - nature.com
Optical pulses—wave-packets—propagating in a linear medium have a natural tendency to
broaden in time (dispersion) and space (diffraction). Such broadening can be eliminated in a …
broaden in time (dispersion) and space (diffraction). Such broadening can be eliminated in a …
Dissipative solitons
HG Purwins, HU Bödeker, S Amiranashvili - Advances in Physics, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The present review summarizes experimental and theoretical work dealing with self-
organized solitary localized structures (LSs) that are observed in spatially extended …
organized solitary localized structures (LSs) that are observed in spatially extended …
Self-accelerating self-trapped optical beams
We present self-accelerating self-trapped beams in nonlinear optical media, exhibiting self-
focusing and self-defocusing Kerr and saturable nonlinearities, as well as a quadratic …
focusing and self-defocusing Kerr and saturable nonlinearities, as well as a quadratic …