The possibility of stable faster-than-light propagation of ultimately short (without high-frequency carrier) electromagnetic solitons, breathers, and nonresonant envelope solitons is discussed based on the simple model of two-component nonequilibrium media undergoing two-level quantum transitions with widely differing eigenfrequencies.

PACS: 42.50.Gy, 42.55. -f, 42.65.−k, 42.65.Tg (all) DOI: 10.1070/PU2001v044n06ABEH000915 URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2001/6/e/ 000173336200005 Citation: Sazonov S V "Superluminal electromagnetic solitons in nonequilibrium media" Phys. Usp. 44 631–644 (2001) BibTexBibNote ® (generic)BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks Оригинал: Сазонов С В «Сверхсветовые электромагнитные солитоны в неравновесных средах» УФН 171 663–677 (2001); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0171.200106f.0663