OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN A FLUCTUATING RESONANT MEDIUM

Authors
SAIKO AP
Citation
Ap. Saiko, OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN A FLUCTUATING RESONANT MEDIUM, Quantum electronics, 28(3), 1998, pp. 251-253
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied","Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10637818
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
251 - 253
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-7818(1998)28:3<251:OBIAFR>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A system of generalised Bloch-Maxwell equations for a resonant optical medium is derived taking account of the adiabatic action of a polychr omatic (white) noise source. A study is made of the influence of such noise on the appearance of optical bistability.