OPTICAL WAVE-GUIDES GENERATED BY SPATIAL SOLITONS

We present a detailed review of the recently discovered optical wavegu ide properties of spatial solitons; a subject of growing interest in o ur country. The aim of this work is the study of the practical conside rations needed to produce optical spatial solitons, as well as the des cription of the potential applications of spatial solitons in the deve lopment of all-optical logic gates and interconnecting devices. The re view is supported by numerical simulations and experimental results ca rried out in nonlinear dye solutions and in photorefractive crystals.