Transient noise-induced optical bistability

Abstract
We show that, as a consequence of critical slowing-down and noise, the intensity probability distribution becomes double-peaked during its approach to the single-peak steady-state distribution. Even for very low noise levels, the switching time undergoes remarkable fluctuations. On average it is shorter than predicted by the deterministic theory, hence noise counteracts, in part, critical slowing-down.

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