Eur. Phys. J. D 59, 3-12 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2010-00137-1

Dissipative molecular solitons ^*

¹ Vavilov State Optical Institute, Birzhevaya Liniya 12, Saint-Petersburg, 199034, Russia
² Saint-Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics, and Optics, Kronverksky Prospekt 49, Saint-Petersburg, 197101, Russia

Corresponding author: ^a nrosanov@yahoo.com

Received: 2 December 2009
Revised: 12 April 2010
Published online: 19 May 2010

Abstract

Theoretical analysis and numerical simulations of resonance interaction of laser radiation with a linear molecular chain have been performed. The regimes of switching waves and dissipative solitons, whose sizes for J-aggregates can reach nanometer range, have been demonstrated.