Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 57, Issue 5, 051901(2020)

Interaction of Two Airy-Gaussian Beams in Nonlocal Nonlinear Medium with Defected Lattices

Maowu Zuo1, Zhiwei Shi1、*, and Huagang Li2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China
  • 2School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510665, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Nonlinear Optics

    Received: Jul. 29, 2019

    Accepted: Sep. 2, 2019

    Published Online: Mar. 5, 2020

    The Author Email: Shi Zhiwei (szwstar@gdut.edu.cn), Li Huagang (lhg_3@sina.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP57.051901

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