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Nonlinear Guided Waves and Their Applications

Modulational instability of Bose-Einstein condensates in two- and three-dimensional optical lattices

Bakhtiyor B. Baizakov, Mario Salerno, V. V. Konotop

Published Jan 1, 2002• 0 citations
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We show that the phenomenon of modulational instability gives rise to coherent spatial structures in arrays of Bose-Einstein condensates confined to optical lattices. A simple way to retain these spatial structures is proposed, which may be of interest for applications.
DOI
10.1364/nlgw.2002.nlmd2

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