Bright and dark spatial solitons in non - Kerr media
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چکیده
An overview of the theory of self-guided optical beams, spatial optical solitons supported by non-Kerr non-linearities, is presented. This includes bright and dark solitons in optical media with intensity-dependent non-linear response as well as two-component solitary waves supported by parametric wave mixing in quadratic or cubic media. The properties of non-linear spatially localized waves are discussed for qualitatively different types of soliton bearing non-integrable non-linear models, including the scalar model described by a generalized non-linear Schro Èdinger equation and the models of the second-and third-harmonic generation. Special attention is paid to the recent advances of the theory of soliton stability and soliton internal modes.
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