On the Optical Autowaves in Nonequilibrium Media

A brief overview of the author’s theoretical research on localized optical autowaves is presented. One-dimensional autowaves accompanied by the formation of localized quasi-monochromatic and unipolar autosolitons at their fronts are considered. The lifetimes of such objects are on the order of the relaxation times of the populations of quantum levels of nonequilibrium media. The characteristic durations of autosolitons exceed the phase relaxation times.