Physical Review A

Exact solitary-wave solution of short different-wavelength optical pulses in many-level atomic absorbers

F. T. Hioe

Published Sep 1, 1982• 27 citations

Abstract

A new exact result is presented on the lossless propagation of simultaneous different-wavelength optical pulses through an atomic medium with general $N$ energy levels in an extended $\ensuremath{\Lambda}$ or $V$ configuration.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.26.1466

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