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Optical solitons in a four-level inverted-Y system

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With one weak probe field and two strong pumping fields, the possibility of producing superluminal optical solitons is discussed in a lifetime-broadened inverted-Y atomic medium with proper parameters. As the group velocity of the solitons is larger than c, its occurrence can be controlled by modulating the intensities and the detunings of lasers.

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  1. Department of Physics, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, P.R. China

    D. Han, Y. Zeng, W. Chen, H. Cao, H. Lu, C. Huang & L. Chen

  2. Key Laboratory for Quantum Optics and Center for Cold Atom Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, P.R. China

    Y. Bai

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Han, D., Zeng, Y., Bai, Y. et al. Optical solitons in a four-level inverted-Y system. Appl. Phys. B 91, 359–362 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-008-3008-4

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