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Physical Review A

Spatial Raman solitons in far-off resonant atomic systems

Deniz D. Yavuz

Published Apr 30, 2007• 9 citations
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Abstract

We predict two-frequency spatial optical solitons formed in atomic systems where a Raman transition is adiabatically prepared near a maximally coherent state. Using numerical simulations, we demonstrate the stability of these solitons against perturbations and investigate soliton-soliton collision properties.
DOI
10.1103/physreva.75.041802

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