Dissipative solitons in the coupled dynamics of light and cold atoms

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

19 Citations (Scopus)
100 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

We investigate the coupled dynamics of light and cold atoms in a unidirectional ring cavity, in the regime of low saturation and linear single-atom response. As the dispersive opto-mechanical coupling between light and the motional degrees of freedom of the atoms makes the dynamics nonlinear, we find that localized, nonlinearity-sustained and bistable structures can be encoded in the atomic density by means of appropriate control beams
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)26144-26149
Number of pages6
JournalOptics Express
Volume21
Issue number22
Early online date24 Oct 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Nov 2013

Keywords

  • dissipative solitons
  • coupled dynamics
  • light and cold atoms

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Dissipative solitons in the coupled dynamics of light and cold atoms'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this