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Propagation of coupled atom-light solitons carrying angular momentum in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

Grant W. Henderson, Gordon R. M. Robb, Gian‐Luca Oppo, Alison M. Yao

Published Jan 1, 2022• 0 citations
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Abstract

Optical vortex beams propagating through a BEC fragment into solitons depending on the optical angular momentum. Using Bessel-Gauss beams, we transversely confine the solitons leading to atomic transport of BEC droplets.
DOI
10.1364/np.2022.npm2e.3

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