Two-component spatial optical solitons in a four-state ladder system via electromagnetically induced transparency

We propose a scheme to generate two-component spatial optical solitons in a lifetime broadened four state atomic system with a ladder configuration via electromagnetically induced transparency. We show that, different from the schemes using passive optical media such as photorefractives and planar waveguides, the two-component spatial optical solitons in the present coherent resonant system can be produced with very low light intensity. The stability of the two-component spatial optical solitons and their interaction are also investigated by numerical simulations.     

Ultraslow optical solitons in a four-level tripod atomic system

We investigate possible formation and propagation of localized, shape-preserving nonlinear optical pulse in a resonant, lifetime-broadened four-level tripod atomic system via electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT). We prove both analytically and numerically that although in anomalous dispersion regimes near resonance a superluminal optical soliton may appear, such soliton suffers serious absorption. However, by choosing appropriate parameters to make the system work in normal dispersion regimes and within an EIT transparency window, ultraslow optical solitons with very low light intensity can form and propagate stably in the system.     

On optical solitons of the resonant Schrödinger’s equation in optical fibers with dual-power law nonlinearity and time-dependent coefficients

In this paper, the generalized tanh method is used to construct dispersive optical solitons for the resonant Schrödinger’s equation with dual-power law nonlinearity and time-dependent coefficients. Some optical solitons of this equation have been obtained. We have proved that the terms of equation, like velocity, are effected by examined dependent coefficients terms of the equation.     

Ultraslow optical solitons in a cold four-state medium

We show the formation of ultraslow optical solitons in a lifetime broadened four-state atomic medium under Raman excitation. With appropriate conditions we demonstrate, both analytically and numerically, that both bright and dark ultraslow optical solitons can occur in such a highly resonant medium with remarkable propagation characteristics. This work may open other research opportunities in condensed matter and may result in a substantial impact on technology.     

Enhanced Kerr Nonlinearities Caused by Cross Talk Between Optical and Microwave Transitions

We investigate the enhanced Kerr nonlinearities in four-level atomic vapors driven by a coupling, probe and microwave fields. Under the optical one-photon and two-photon resonant conditions, the linear and nonlinear responses of the weak probe field can be modified by the cross talk among optical and microwave transitions. The enhanced Kerr nonlinearity can form bright optical solitons of the probe field.     

Four-wave mixing of linear waves and solitons in fibers with higher-order dispersion

We derive phase-matching conditions for four-wave mixing between solitons and linear waves in optical fibers with arbitrary dispersion and demonstrate resonant excitation of new spectral components via this process.     

Stable topological spatial solitons in optical parametric oscillators

We predict that nearly resonant optical parametric oscillators support stable topological spatial solitons as a result of the interplay between diffraction and parametric amplification due to chi((2)) nonlinearities. Robust soliton stripes are observed in two transverse dimensions. Their stability is ensured by the phase-sensitive nature of the underlying parametric process.     

Ultra-slow Bright and Dark Optical Solitons in Cold Media

We present a systematic study on the formation of ultra-slow bright and dark optical solitons in highly resonant media. By investigating four life-time broadened atomic systems, i.e., three-state Λ-type and cascade-type schemes, and four-state N-type and cascade-type schemes, we show that the formation of such ultra-slow solitons in cold atomic systems is a fairly universal phenomenon.     

Spatial soliton pixels from partially incoherent light

We report what is to our knowledge the first observation of pixellike spatial solitons from partially spatially incoherent light. We created an array of as many as 32x32 soliton pixels by launching a spatially modulated incoherent light beam into a noninstantaneous self-focusing photorefraction medium. These solitons were stable and robust, forming a steady-state two-dimensional waveguide array in which optical coupling and control of local waveguide channels could be realized.     

Excitation and bistability of self-trapped signal beams in optical parametric oscillators

In a doubly resonant degenerate optical parametric oscillator below threshold the signal beam can be trapped in the form of stable bright temporal or spatial solitons. We characterize these soliton families and discuss how to excite them.     

Resonant and nonresonant optical solitons: Similarities and differences

An analysis of the similarities and differences between resonant and nonresonant optical solitons is conducted. The study focuses on physical aspects of the problem, including self-focusing and self-defocusing. Attention is given to possible applications of both types of solitons in optical information transmission and processing systems.     

Generation of surface soliton arrays

We discover that, at the edge of an optical lattice imprinted in a saturable nonlinear medium, one-dimensional surface solitons exist only within a band of light intensities and that they cease to exist when the lattice depth exceeds an upper threshold. We also reveal the generation of arrays of two-dimensional surface solitons mediated by the transverse modulational instability of one-dimensional solitons, a process that is found to exhibit specific features associated to properties of the optical lattice.     

Spatial optical (2+1)‐dimensional scalar‐ and vector‐solitons in saturable nonlinear media

(2+1)‐dimensional optical spatial solitons have become a major field of research in nonlinear physics throughout the last decade due to their potential in adaptive optical communication technologies. With the help of photorefractive crystals that supply the required type of nonlinearity for soliton generation, we are able to demonstrate experimentally the formation, the dynamic properties, and especially the interaction of solitary waves, which were so far only known from general soliton theory. Among the complex interaction scenarios of scalar solitons, we reveal a distinct behavior denoted as anomalous interaction, which is unique in soliton‐supporting systems. Further on, we realize highly parallel, light‐induced waveguide configurations based on photorefractive screening solitons that give rise to technical applications towards waveguide couplers and dividers as well as all‐optical information processing devices where light is controlled by light itself. Finally, we demonstrate the generation, stability and propagation dynamics of multi‐component or vector solitons, multipole transverse optical structures bearing a complex geometry. In analogy to the particle‐light dualism of scalar solitons, various types of vector solitons can ‐ in a broader sense ‐ be interpreted as molecules of light.     

Optical soliton perturbation for time fractional resonant nonlinear Schrödinger equation with competing weakly nonlocal and full nonlinearity

In this article, we retrieve optical soliton solutions of the perturbed time fractional resonant nonlinear Schrödinger equation having competing weakly nonlocal and full nonlinearity. We study the equation for two different forms of nonlinearity, namely Kerr law and anti-cubic law. The F-expansion method along with fractional complex transformation is used to obtain the optical solitons. Moreover, the existence of these solitons are guaranteed with the constraint relations between the model coefficients and the traveling wave frequency coefficient.     

Optical bistability and spatial resonator solitons based on exciton-polariton nonlinearity

We show experimentally optical bistability and the existence of bright and dark resonator solitons in the strong coupling regime between quantum-well excitons and the optical field in a semiconductor microcavity. The strong coupling results in a quasi-particle exciton-polariton, which gives access to positive and negative reactive and dissipative optical nonlinearities, as opposed to the usual room temperature semiconductor nonlinearities possessing essentially only one sign. The existence range and the properties of solitons can be varied widely by the detuning between polariton states and light frequency.     

Optical solitons in resonant and nonresonant nonlinear media in the presence of perturbations

We studied the optical solitons in nonlinear resonant and nonresonant media in the presence of perturbations, assuming that the transient effects are stimulated by the light scanning beam. We treated a slight deviation from the exact necessary condition for the soliton existence (2betanu=1), as a small perturbation for the integrable system, studying its influence upon the soliton propagation conditions. The approximation is constructed by the help of an algebraic version of the soliton perturbation theory using a Riemann boundary problem in connection with the inverse scattering method. We have obtained the soliton equation and we have solved it in the presence of a small perturbation in the adiabatic approximation. In this case we have demonstrated that for a Lorentz profile line the amplitude of the soliton remains unchanged, the only effect of the perturbation results in a phase shift.     

Waveguides formed by incoherent dark solitons

We demonstrate experimentally optical guidance of coherent light beams, using incoherent light. Such guidance is made possible by generation of partially spatially incoherent self-trapped dark beams (dark incoherent solitons) in a noninstantaneous nonlinear medium. In the one-dimensional case, the incoherent solitons induce single and Y-junction planar waveguides, whereas in the two-dimensional case, they form circular waveguides. These experiments introduce the possibility of controlling high-power laser beams with low-power incoherent light sources such as LED's or lightbulbs.     

两步共振光电离中的动力学过程分析

利用密度矩阵方程和麦克斯韦方程耦合,探讨了光学厚样品中两步共振光电离的物理机制,利用数值求解分析了有关原子及脉冲参量对分离效率的影响,给出了优化实验方案的一些限制条件,并对多脉冲相干类孤立子(Simulton)现象进行了初步讨论。     

Surface lattice solitons in diffusive nonlinear media

We address the properties of surface solitons supported by optical lattices imprinted in photorefractive media with asymmetrical diffusion nonlinearity. Such solitons exist only in finite gaps of the lattice spectrum. In contrast to latticeless geometries, where surface waves exist only when nonlinearity deflects light toward the material surface, the surface lattice solitons exist in settings where diffusion would cause beam bending against the surface.     

Single and combined optical solitons,and conservation laws in (2+1)-dimensions with Kundu–Mukherjee–Naskar equation

In this work, the celebrated (2+1)-dimensional Kundu–Mukherjee–Naskar equation (KMNE) proposed to govern the soliton dynamics in (2+1)-dimensions along excited resonant wave guides that is doped with Erbium atoms is studied with the aid of ansatz approach and sine-Gordon expansion method (SGEM). The integration algorithms revealed both single and combined optical solitons of the model. These solitons are reported as bright, dark, combined dark-bright and singular solitons. The combined dark-bright and combined singular soliton solutions of the KMNE are to the best of our knowledge reported for the first time in this paper. These solutions supplements the existing ones in the literature. Additionally, we studied the conservation laws (Cls) of the equation by applying the multipliers approach and report the non-trivial fluxes associated with the equation. The physical structure of the obtained solutions are shown by graphic illustration in order to give a better understanding on the dynamics of optical solitons.