Magnetization Curves of Quasi-One Haldane Systems

We study the magnetization process of a quasi-one-dimensional S=1 antiferromagnet with bond alternation by using the density matrix renormalization group method combined with interchain mean-field approximation. Particularly, we discuss how the interchain couplings affect the magnetization curve around a plateau structure in both of the Haldane phase and the dimer phase. It is shown that the antiferromagnetic correlation induced by the interchain couplings reduces the region of the plateau significantly, which will play an important role when the theoretical results are compared with actual measurements of the magnetization.