Ultraslow Optical Solitons in a Cold Four-State Medium

Ying Wu and L. Deng

Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 143904 – Published 28 September 2004

Abstract

We show the formation of ultraslow optical solitons in a lifetime broadened four-state atomic medium under Raman excitation. With appropriate conditions we demonstrate, both analytically and numerically, that both bright and dark ultraslow optical solitons can occur in such a highly resonant medium with remarkable propagation characteristics. This work may open other research opportunities in condensed matter and may result in a substantial impact on technology.

Received 12 April 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.143904

Authors & Affiliations

Ying Wu^1,2,3 and L. Deng^1,*

¹Electron & Optical Physics Division, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
²State Key Laboratory for Laser Technique and Physics Department, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
³Center for Cold Atom Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China

^*Electronic address: Lu.Deng@nist.gov

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Vol. 93, Iss. 14 — 1 October 2004

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