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is a comprehensive textbook by Yuri S. Kivshar and Govind P. Agrawal , published by Academic Press in 2003. It is widely considered a foundational guide for researchers and students exploring how nonlinear waves—known as solitons—behave in various optical media. Core Concepts of the Book

The text explores the dual nature of optical solitons, which are wave packets that maintain their shape during propagation by balancing two opposing forces: (which tends to focus or sharpen the wave) and dispersion or diffraction (which typically causes waves to spread out). Multimode nematicon waveguides - Optica Publishing Group Optical Solitons: From Fibers to Photonic Crystals