title: Stable high-dimensional spatial weak-light solitons in a resonant three-state atomic system.
abstract: We study the formation of a nonlinear localized high-dimensional optical beam in a lifetime-broadened three-state atomic system. We show that stable high-dimensional spatial optical solitons with extremely weak-light intensity can occur in such a highly resonant medium through a mechanism of electromagnetically induced transparency. We demonstrate that the interaction between two high-dimensional spatial optical solitons displays interesting properties and these solitons can be easily controlled by manipulating the coupling optical field of the system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hang
authors.forename: Guoxiang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Deng