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Subluminal Optical Temporal Solitons in Asymmetric Three Coupled Quantum Wells

S. Shwetanshumala, Swapan Konar

Published Jun 19, 2013• 0 citations
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Abstract

We have explored the possibility of generation and propagation of ultraslow bright optical temporal solitons in asymmetric three-coupled quantum well systems. These bright solitons owe their existence to Kerr and quintic nonlinearities which arise due to a probe pulse and two controlling laser beams. We also find numerically that these solitons are stable against weak perturbation. General Terms Subluminal, Temporal solitons, Coupled quantum wells.

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