Self-trapping of optical beams: Spatial solitons

    Authors

    M. Segev;G. Stegeman

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Phys. Today

    Keywords

    PHOTOREFRACTIVE SCREENING SOLITONS; SOLITARY WAVES; CONFINEMENT; BRIGHT; LIGHT; MEDIA; PULSE; Physics, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    Beams of light, prevented from diverging by nonlinear media, exhibit particle-like behavior, as do waves in many other nonlinear systems in nature.

    Journal Title

    Physics Today

    Volume

    51

    Issue/Number

    8

    Publication Date

    1-1-1998

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    42

    Last Page

    48

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000075217200008

    ISSN

    0031-9228

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