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A self-consistent model for the coupled dynamics of cold atoms and near-resonant light fields is formulated. The model is shown to predict several novel phenomena, including collective self-focusing of light and atoms, stable dissipative atom–optical solitons and modulational instability under conditions of optical self-defocusing. Experimental studies using cold Cs atoms in a magneto-optical trap suggest the presence of atomic modulational instability.
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Saffman, M., Wang, Y. (2008). Collective Focusing and Modulational Instability of Light and Cold Atoms. In: Dissipative Solitons: From Optics to Biology and Medicine. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 751. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78217-9_14
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