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Vector π pulse soliton in coherent optical amplifiers

Andrei I. MaimistovS. WabnitzS. O. ElyutinE. V. Kazantseva

subject

Optical amplifierPhysicsOpticsVector solitonbusiness.industryDegenerate energy levelsNonlinear opticsSoliton (optics)Stimulated emissionAtomic physicsbusinessCircular polarizationPulse (physics)

description

We found a novel type of vector soliton pulse in a medium with linear loss and nonlinear gain from the coherent resonant interaction of light with two-level atoms exhibiting a degenerate upper state.

https://doi.org/10.1109/qels.2007.4431601