Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials

Two-Frequency Bright and Dark Solitons in a Three-Level Atomic System

Nadeem A. Ansari, R.A. Sammut

Published Sep 1, 1998• 0 citations

Abstract

The intensity-dependent refractive index is calculated for a Kerr-like medium composed of a closed three-level atomic system in V-configuration and it is shown that two optical waves of different frequencies can be mutually-trapped in the form of bright and dark spatial solitons.

DOI: 10.1142/s0218863598000326

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