COOPERATIVE BISTABILITY IN DENSE, EXCITED ATOMIC SYSTEMS

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作者
HEHLEN, MP [1 ]
GUDEL, HU [1 ]
SHU, Q [1 ]
RAI, J [1 ]
RAI, S [1 ]
RAND, SC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,DIV APPL PHYS,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.73.1103
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
We report a new mechanism of intrinsic bistability, operative in excited atomic systems with substantial atom-atom coupling. Predictions and observations of bistable luminescence from Yb3+ pairs in crystalline Cs3Y2Br9:Yb3+ are in good agreement and have interesting implications for local field effects in solids and dense, ultracold gases.
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页码:1103 / 1106
页数:4
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