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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Slow-light soliton dynamics with relaxation

Andrei RybinI. P. VadeikoA. R. Bishop

subject

Condensed Matter::Quantum GasesPhysicsNonlinear opticsSlow lightMolecular physicsNonlinear systemNonlinear Sciences::Exactly Solvable and Integrable SystemsQuantum mechanicsAtom opticsRelaxation (physics)Spontaneous emissionStimulated emissionSolitonNonlinear Sciences::Pattern Formation and Solitons

description

We solved the problem of soliton dynamics in the presence of relaxation. We demonstrate that the spontaneous emission of atoms is strongly suppressed due to nonlinearity. The spatial shape of the soliton is well preserved.

https://doi.org/10.1109/qels.2007.4431584