What kind of atomic cooperation is necessary for resonant absorptive optical bistability?
- 1 September 1985
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics
- Vol. 21 (9) , 1477-1479
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jqe.1985.1072814
Abstract
The role of atomic cooperation in producing optical bistability in a system consisting of resonant atoms in a low-Qcavity driven on resonance is investigated. It is shown that while completely correlated atomic cooperation precludes steady-state bistability, the assumption that each atom behaves independently and is affected only by the average behavior of the others leads to a bistable steady state. Certain physical and mathematical aspects of the two kinds of cooperation are discussed, and the relationship of the results to the problem of optical bistability without a resonator is indicated.Keywords
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