Abstract
Since the first observation of optical bistability in 1976[1], a large number of investigations of this phenomenon have appeared in the literature[2]. Of particular theoretical interest has been the bistable system composed of “two-level” atoms within an optical resonator. While the theory in this case is well-advanced, only recently have experimental results been obtained[3,4]. The work that we report is for absorptive bistability with an intracavity medium that approximates a collection of two-level atoms.
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Kimble, H.J., Rosenberger, A.T., Drummond, P.D. (1984). Optical Bistabiltiy with Two-Level Atoms. In: Mandel, L., Wolf, E. (eds) Coherence and Quantum Optics V. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0605-5_130
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