This article offers a comprehensive survey of results obtained for solitons and complex
nonlinear wave patterns supported by nonlinear lattices (NLs), which represent a spatially …

Quantum networks are likely to have a profound impact on the way we compute and
communicate in the future. In order to wire together superconducting quantum processors …

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 …

Light-induced charge transport processes are essential for photorefractive effects in
electrooptic crystals. Charge driving forces, charge transport models and experimental …

Raman microprobe applied on LiNbO 3 (LN) crystals and derived materials or devices is
shown to be a tool to detect either local variations or changes of the whole structure …

The actuation and control of liquid droplets on a surface have important implications in many
industrial applications and microfluidics. In recent years, various strategies have been used …

In recent years ferroelectric domain patterning has become a popular topic of physical
research because it enables photonic applications as well as data storage. For generation of …

Perovskite oxides such as BaTiO3 and PbTiO3 are characterized by their polar structures
with spatial inversion symmetry breaking. 1) 3) Spontaneous polarization (Ps) arising from …

Quantum fluids of light merge many-body physics and nonlinear optics, revealing quantum
hydrodynamic features of light when it propagates in nonlinear media. One of the most …

Photovoltaic phenomena are widely exploited not only for primary energy generation but
also in photocatalytic, photoelectrochemistry, or optoelectronic applications. In contrast to …