Few-cycle nonlinear optics of multicomponent media
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. A
- Laboratoire P.O.M.A., U.M.R.-C.N.R.S. 6136, Universite d'Angers, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, 49045 Angers Cedex 01 (France)
- Russian Research Centre 'Kurchatov Institute', Kurchatov Square, 123182, Moscow (Russian Federation)
- High Q Laboratories Inc., 2 Gledhill Crescent, Hamilton, Ontario, L9C 6H4 (Canada)
- Department of Theoretical Physics, Horia Hulubei National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH), 407 Atomistilor, Magurele-Bucharest 077125 (Romania)
Using Maxwell-Bloch equations, we analyze the response of a two-component medium of two-level atoms driven by a two-cycle optical pulse beyond the traditional approach of slowly varying amplitudes and phases. We show that the notions of carrier, envelope, phase, and group velocities can be generalized to this situation. For optical pulses of a given duration, we show that the optical field can form a temporal soliton.
- OSTI ID:
- 20976558
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 74; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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