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Dissipative Solitons

By N. Akhmediev , A. Ankiewicz (auth.) , Nail Akhmediev , Adrian Ankiewicz (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2005
ISBN
978-3-540-23373-2, 978-3-540-31528-5
DOI
10.1007/b11728
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
23 MB (24611137 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics 661
Edition
1
Pages
448\435
Time added
2014-11-24 04:00:00
Laser Technology and PhysicsNonlinear Optics; Applied OpticsOptical Devices; Physics and Applied Physics in EnOptoelectronicsPhotonics; Quantum OpticsQuantum Electronics

Description

This volume is devoted to the exciting topic of dissipative solitons, i.e. pulses or spatially localised waves in systems exhibiting gain and loss. Examples are laser systems, nonlinear resonators and optical transmission lines. The physical principles and mathematical concepts are explained in a clear and concise way, suitable for students and young researchers. The similarities and differences in the notion of a soliton between dissipative systems and Hamiltonian and integrable systems are discussed, and many examples are given. The contributions are written by the world's leading experts in the field, making it a unique exposition of this emerging topic.

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