Dissipative Solitons

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Akhmediev, Nail (Editor), Ankiewicz, Adrian (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 661
• Subjects: Physics.; Quantum optics.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Engineering.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Quantum Optics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Engineering, general.
• Physical Description: XVIII, 448 p. 180 illus. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540315285
• ISSN: 0075-8450 ;

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.