Spatial photorefractive solitons: properties and potential applications

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作者：
Ferreira, MFS [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Aveiro, Dept Phys, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
来源：
PHOTOREFRACTIVE FIBER AND CRYSTAL DEVICES: MATERIALS, OPTICAL PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS VI | 2000年 / 4110卷
关键词：
optical spatial solitons; nonlinear optics; photorefractive media;
D O I：
10.1117/12.404808
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
We review the main properties and the potential applications of photorefractive solitons. Several different types of photorefractive solitons are refered, but a special attention is paid to one type: the photorefractive screening soliton. Both bright and dark screening solitons, together with the corresponding induced waveguides, are identified and discussed. The main characteristics of soliton interactions and the more recent topic of incoherent solitons are also reviewed.
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