Localizing Energy Through Nonlinearity and Discreteness
Date
2004
Authors
Campbell, D.B.
Flach, Sergej
Kivshar, Yuri
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Publisher
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Abstract
For more than a decade, intrinsic localized modes have been theoretical constructs. Only recently have they been observed in physical systems as distinct as charge-transfer solids, Josephson junctions, photonic structures, and micromechanical oscillator arrays.
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Keywords: Charge transfer; Josephson junction devices; Mathematical models; Molecular crystals; Nonlinear equations; Optical waveguides; Optoelectronic devices; Micromechanical oscillator arrays; Optical waveguide arrays; Photonic crystals; Solid state physics
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Source
Physics Today
Type
Journal article