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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Solitons in optical bistability

Jerome V. Moloney

Published Dec 18, 1984• 3 citations
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Abstract

Abstract Concentric spatial rings (saturable media) or symmetrically disposed filament-like structures (Kerr media) are predicted to slowly evolve across the turned-on cylindrical spot of the two-dimensional beam profile in a bistable optical resonator.
DOI
10.1098/rsta.1984.0133

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