Dynamics and damping of electromagnetic solitons in the carbon nanotube bundles

The possible existence of the electromagnetic solitons in carbon nanotubes is analyzed. Solitons appear as a result of a simultaneous change in the classical electron distribution function and the electric field produced by the nonequilibrium electrons in carbon nanotube. The effective equations are obtained for the dynamics of electromagnetic field with allowance for the interband transitions causing soliton damping. The numerical results are presented evidencing the existence of solitons in carbon nanotubes. The propagation dynamics is studied for the periodic electromagnetic waves in the bundles of carbon nanotubes. The shape of electromagnetic wave is found to change during its propagation.