Polarization switching of light interacting with a degenerate two-level optical medium

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 69-92

  Byrne, Julie A ^a   Gabitov, Ildar R ^b   Kovačič, Gregor ^c  

^a SIENA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Degenerate two level medium; Maxwell Bloch equations; Polarization switching; Solitons

Indexed keywords

GROUND STATE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; SCATTERING; SOLITONS; SWITCHING;

MAXWELL-BLOCH EQUATIONS;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0242663465     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2789(03)00245-8     Document Type: Article

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