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SYSN: Solitons and Nonlinear Waves in Periodic Complex Structures

SYSN 1: SYSN I

SYSN 1.2: Invited Talk

Friday, March 4, 2005, 14:30–15:00, HU Audimax

Solitons and nonlinear waves in photonic lattices — •Mordechai Segev — Physics Department, Technion,Haifa 32000, Israel

Solitons in lattices are a universal phenomenon, common to all nonlinear periodic structures in nature, from optical waves and matter-waves to vibrational waves and spin waves. The past few years have witnessed several breakthroughs in this area, especially with nonlinear optical systems. I will review this recent progress with an emphasis on the universality of the underlying physics.