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Spatiotemporal solitons in quadratic nonlinear media

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Recent developments in the study of optical spatiotemporal solitons are reviewed.

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Wise, F.W. Spatiotemporal solitons in quadratic nonlinear media. Pramana - J Phys 57, 1129–1138 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-001-0017-9

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