Abstract
We show that the phenomenon of modulational instability gives rise to coherent spatial structures in arrays of Bose-Einstein condensates confined to optical lattices. A simple way to retain these spatial structures is proposed, which may be of interest for applications.
© 2002 Optical Society of America
PDF ArticleMore Like This
Pearl J. Louis, Elena Ostrovskaya, Yuri Kivshar, and Craig Savage
QThJ5 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO:FS) 2003
R.G. Scott, S. Bujkiewicz, A.M. Martin, F.W. Sheard, and T.M. Fromhold
QWC6 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (CLEO:FS) 2002
Fatkhulla Kh. Abdullaev and Mario Salerno
TuC42 Nonlinear Guided Waves and Their Applications (NP) 2004