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Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

Optical bistability in dispersive and absorptive media

P. Schwendimann

Published Jan 1, 1979• 17 citations
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Abstract

The relevance of dispersion in optical bistability is outlined. The results are compared with those for absorptive bistability, and a connection with experiments is discussed.
DOI
10.1088/0305-4470/12/1/010

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