Biaxial nonlinear surface waves

Summary form only given. The combination of linear guiding and nonlinear self-guiding effects present in nonlinear waveguides lead to a variety of phenomena that are absent in linear wave guides. The inclusion of anisotropy is often important because of the inherent strain near the interface between two dissimilar coherently grown crystals. This strain induces an anisotropy in the dielectric tensor. In this paper we examine stationary nonlinear surface waves that exist at the interface between an isotropic nonlinear self-focusing medium and a linear biaxial medium.