Multi-Component Spatial Optical Solitons in Photorefractive Medium

• Authors: W. Królikowski
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We discuss properties of one- and two-dimensional multi-component spatial solitons. We present our recent results on formation and interaction of these solitons in photorefractive nonlinear crystal.

Keywords

EN

42.65.Tg; 42.65.Hw

Discipline

• 42.65.Hw: Phase conjugation; photorefractive and Kerr effects
• 42.65.Tg: Optical solitons; nonlinear guided waves(for solitons in fibers, see 42.81.Dp)

• Publisher: Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2001
• Volume: 99
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 67-76

Dates

published

2001-01

received

2001-06-08

Contributors

author

W. Królikowski

• Australian Photonics CRC, Laser Physics Centre, Australian National University, Australia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.99.67