Polarization bistability of counterpropagating laser beams
- 9 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 64 (15) , 1721-1724
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.64.1721
Abstract
We have observed bistability in the states of polarization of laser beams counterpropagating through sodium vapor. No external feedback is provided; the beams interact solely through four-wave mixing processes.Keywords
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