Physical Review A

Optical pulse propagation in V-type media

Ashiqur Rahman

Published Nov 1, 1999• 19 citations

Abstract

We describe two-color solitonlike pulses in resonant $\mathsf{V}$-type three-level media with Doppler broadening. We discuss the similarities and differences among our solitons of $\mathsf{V}$-type media and the known solitons of two-level media.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.60.4187

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