Abstract
We discuss several novel types of multi-component (temporal and spatial) envelope solitary waves that appear in fiber and waveguide nonlinear optics. In particular, we describe multi-channel solitary waves in bit-parallel-wavelength fiber transmission systems for highperformance computer networks, multi-color parametric spatial solitary waves due to cascaded nonlinearities of quadratic materials, and quasiperiodic envelope solitons due to quasi-phase-matching in Fibonacci optical superlattices. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications |
Volume | 288 |
Issue number | 1-4 |
Pages (from-to) | 152-173 |
ISSN | 0378-4371 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 |