title: Self-similarity and fractals in soliton-supporting systems
abstract: We describe a principle that can be used to generate self-similarity and fractals in almost any nonlinear system in nature that supports solitons, given that some proper nonadiabatic conditions are met. We illustrate our idea on a particular optics example that also theoretically demonstrates fractals in nonlinear optics.
authors.affiliation: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
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authors.lastname: Soljacic
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Segev
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Menyuk