TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-trapped optical beams
T2 - Spatial solitons
AU - Sukhorukov, Andrey A.
AU - Kivshar, Yuri S.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - We present a brief overview of the basic concepts of the theory of spatial optical solitons, including the soliton stability in non-Kerr media, the instability-induced soliton dynamics, and collision of solitary waves in nonintegrable nonlinear models.
AB - We present a brief overview of the basic concepts of the theory of spatial optical solitons, including the soliton stability in non-Kerr media, the instability-induced soliton dynamics, and collision of solitary waves in nonintegrable nonlinear models.
KW - Linear stability
KW - Self-focusing
KW - Soliton collisions
KW - Spatial optical soliton
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0035517822&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s12043-001-0015-y
DO - 10.1007/s12043-001-0015-y
M3 - Review article
SN - 0304-4289
VL - 57
SP - 1079
EP - 1095
JO - Pramana - Journal of Physics
JF - Pramana - Journal of Physics
IS - 5-6
ER -