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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 χ(3)\chi^{(3)} and χ(5)\chi^{(5)} 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.

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@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}
}