Published 1986
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Optical bistability with two-state atoms: steady states and dynamical instabilities
Abstract
A fundamental problem in optical physics is the interaction of two-level atoms with the electromagnetic field of a resonant cavity. Our experiments [1] with two-state sodium atoms are directed towards a quantitative investigation of the steady-state characteristics, dynamical behavior and the quantum statistical nature of the atom-field interaction in such a system. We report absolute comparisons between experiment and the single-mode theory of optical bistability with a Gaussian transverse profile.
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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1986. This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation, the Venture Research Unit of British Petroleum and the Joint Services Electronics Program.Additional details
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- Springer Proceedings in Physics
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