Pi. Khadzhi et al., Cavity-free optical bistability of a thin semiconductor film in the exciton region of the spectrum, QUANTUM EL, 29(6), 1999, pp. 539-541
The amplitude and frequency optical bistability in the transmission and ref
lection of laser radiation by a thin semiconductor film was investigated. I
t is caused by the interaction of the radiation with excitons and biexciton
s. The appearance of a distinct region with a limit on transmission is pred
icted for a nonzero detuning from a resonance. A physical interpretation of
the predicted characteristic features of the transmission function is give
n.