Solitons, nonlinear self-trapped wavepackets, have been extensively studied in many and
diverse branches of physics such as optics, plasmas, condensed matter physics, fluid …

We provide an overview of recent experimental and theoretical developments in the area of
optical discrete solitons. By nature, discrete solitons represent self-trapped wavepackets in …

The current research into solitons and their use in fiber optic communications is very
important to the future of communications. Since the advent of computer networking and …

Spatial solitons, beams that do not spread owing to diffraction when they propagate, have
been demonstrated to exist by virtue of a variety of nonlinear self-trapping mechanisms …

We report on the observation and quantitative assessment of self-trapped pulsating beams
in a highly nonlocal nonlinear regime. The experiments were conducted in nematic liquid …

We give an overview of the basic physical concepts and analytical methods for investigating
the symmetry-breaking instabilities of solitary waves. We discuss self-focusing of spatial …

Photorefractive materials combine photoconductive and electro-optic properties: light affects
their electrical conductivity; their optical properties (refractive index, etc.) are affected by …

Abstract. In several oxide crystals the refractive index can be changed by inhomogeneous
illumination, and these photorefractive properties have allowed for a wide variety of …

Optical pulses—wave-packets—propagating in a linear medium have a natural tendency to
broaden in time (dispersion) and space (diffraction). Such broadening can be eliminated in a …

Self-Trapping of Partially Spatially Incoherent Light Page 1 VOLUME 77, NUMBER 3 PHYSICAL
REVIEW LETTERS 15JULY 1996 Self-Trapping of Partially Spatially Incoherent Light Matthew …