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Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Stable spatially localized solutions and holes in optical bistability

Helmut R. Brand, Robert J. Deissler

Published Jun 1, 1995• 14 citations
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10.1016/0378-4371(95)00072-f

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