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Observation of two-dimensional steady-statephotorefractive screening solitons

Ming-Feng Shih, Mordechai Segev, George C. Valley, Gregory J. Salamo, B. Crosignani, Paolo Di Porto

Electronics Letters · 1995 · 287 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The first observation of two-dimensional steady-state photorefractive solitons is reported. Application of an electric field of 5.8 kV/cm to strontium barium niobate yields solitons with diameters as small as 9.6 µm at microwatt power levels.

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Steady-State Spatial Screening Solitons in Photorefractive Materials with External Applied Field

Mordechai Segev, George C. Valley, B. Crosignani et al. · Physical Review Letters · 1994 · 666 citations

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George C. Valley, Mordechai Segev, B. Crosignani et al. · Physical Review A · 1994 · 387 citations

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