Bistability in multiphoton ionization with recombination
- 1 August 1981
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 6 (8) , 357-359
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.6.000357
Abstract
The steady-state degree of ionization produced by multiphoton processes under bistable conditions is investigated. We show that the presence of recombination leads to a bistable steady state, with the degree of ionization abruptly increasing as the incident laser intensity Ii is increased beyond a certain critical value Ii1 and abruptly decreasing as the intensity is decreased below a second critical value Ii2 < Ii1. Effects of dispersion on the bistability characteristics of the steady state are considered.Keywords
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