Optical multistability in three-level atoms inside an optical ring cavity.
Optical multistability in an optical ring cavity filled with a collection of three-level Lambda-type rubidium atoms has been experimentally demonstrated. The observed multistability is very sensitive to the induced atomic coherence in the system and can evolve from a normal bistable behavior with the change of the coupling field as well as the atomic number density. The underlying mechanism for the formation of such multistability is also discussed.
Joshi
Amitabh
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Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, USA.
Xiao
Min
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