Effect of spontaneously generated coherence on optical bistability in three-level A-type atomic system

被引:92
作者
Joshi, A [1 ]
Yang, WG [1 ]
Xiao, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Arkansas, Dept Phys, Fayetteville, AR 72701 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0375-9601(03)01046-6
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Optical bistability is studied for a three-level atomic system in Lambda-configuration contained in an optical ring cavity and the effects of spontaneously generated coherence in the presence of two arbitrary coherent fields are investigated. Condition for observing optical multistable behavior in this system has also been specified. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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