Incoherently Coupled Photorefractive Spatial Soliton Pairs Based on the Combination of Pyroelectric and Photovoltaic Effect

SU Yan-li; JIANG Qi-chang; JI Xuan-mang

doi:10.3788/gzxb20144303.0319002

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