Two-dimensional electromagnetic breathers in an array of nanotubes with multilevel impurities

The propagation of a two-dimensional bipolar electromagnetic pulse in an array of semiconductor carbon nanotubes with multilevel impurities is studied. The electromagnetic field in the array of nanotubes is described by Maxwell’s equations reduced to a non-one-dimensional wave equation. The numerical solution to the wave equation demonstrates the possibility of the propagation of a two-dimensional electromagnetic breather in the array of nanotubes. The character of the evolution of the shape of the breather is elucidated, and the time dependence of the maximum intensity of its field is obtained. It is demonstrated that the introduction of multilevel impurities causes a significant change in the parameters, thereby providing an additional possibility for the stabilization of a laser pulse propagating in an array of semiconducting carbon nanotubes.