Nonlinear Optical Potential with Parity-Time Symmetry in a Coherent Atomic Gas
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Model and the Motion Equation for the Scheme
2.1. Model
2.2. Maxwell-Bloch Equations
3. Realization of -Symmetric Potential
3.1. The Probe Field Envelope Equation
3.2. The Design of Symmetric Potential
4. EP and Soliton Solutions
4.1. Property of Linear -Symmetric Potential
4.2. Property of Nonlinear -Symmetric Potential
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Explicit Expression of Equation (3)
Appendix B. Perturbation Expansion of the MB Equations
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Polanco Adames, D.A.; Dou, J.; Lin, J.; Zhu, G.; Li, H. Nonlinear Optical Potential with Parity-Time Symmetry in a Coherent Atomic Gas. Symmetry 2022, 14, 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14061135
Polanco Adames DA, Dou J, Lin J, Zhu G, Li H. Nonlinear Optical Potential with Parity-Time Symmetry in a Coherent Atomic Gas. Symmetry. 2022; 14(6):1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14061135
Chicago/Turabian StylePolanco Adames, Delvi Antonio, Jianpeng Dou, Ji Lin, Gengjun Zhu, and Huijun Li. 2022. "Nonlinear Optical Potential with Parity-Time Symmetry in a Coherent Atomic Gas" Symmetry 14, no. 6: 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14061135
APA StylePolanco Adames, D. A., Dou, J., Lin, J., Zhu, G., & Li, H. (2022). Nonlinear Optical Potential with Parity-Time Symmetry in a Coherent Atomic Gas. Symmetry, 14(6), 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14061135