Turning light into a liquid via atomic coherence
Pattern Formation and Solitons
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
We study a four level atomic system with electromagnetically induced transparency with giant and susceptibilities of opposite signs. This system would allow to obtain multidimensional solitons and light condensates with surface tension properties analogous to those of usual liquids.
Cite
@article{arxiv.nlin/0509040,
title = {Turning light into a liquid via atomic coherence},
author = {Humberto Michinel and Maria J. Paz Alonso and Victor M. Perez-Garcia},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0509040},
year = {2009}
}