The nonlinear process of propagation of optical pulses in the spectral region inside the polarization gap in carbon nanotubes has been investigated. A simultaneous solution of the Maxwell equation and the equation of motion for exciton polarization has been carried out. The dynamics of an electromagnetic pulse has been examined as a function of the parameters of the problem. It is shown that taking exciton polarization into account does not have a substantial effect on the propagation process, but alters the shape of the optical pulse.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 5, pp. 85–88, May, 2015.
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Konobeeva, N.N., Belonenko, M.B. Exciton Polarization in Carbon Nanotubes. Russ Phys J 58, 678–682 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-015-0550-5
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