Published May 2011
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Journal article
Spatial solitons in a three-level atomic medium supported by a Laguerre-Gaussian control beam
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai CN-200062 (China)
- 2. Centro de Fisica Teorica e Computacional, Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Professor Gama Pinto 2, Lisboa PT-1649-003 (Portugal)
- 3. Departamento de Fisica, Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Ed. C8, Piso 6, Lisboa PT-1749-016 (Portugal)
Description
We investigate the existence and stability of various types of spatial solitons in a three-level atomic medium with Laguerre-Gaussian control beam. Radial and azimuthal modulations of the medium properties, introduced by the control beam, provide possibilities for existence of diverse soliton patterns and dynamics. Beam diffraction provides additional soliton controllability. All types of solitons can be generated at very low input energy at a few-photon level.
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review. A
- Journal Volume
- 83
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 053845-053845.5
- ISSN
- 1050-2947
- CODEN
- PLRAAN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 43025812
- Subject category
- S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; S43: PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMS; BEAM DYNAMICS; BEAMS; CONTROL; DIFFRACTION; MODULATION; PHOTONS; SOLITONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; COHERENT SCATTERING; DYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MECHANICS; QUASI PARTICLES; SCATTERING
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- Notes
- (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics