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Optica Acta International Journal of Optics

Optical Bistability in Multimode Systems with Second-and Third-order Dispersive Nonlinearity

F.‐J. Schütte, Kurt Germey, R. Tiebel, K. Worlitzer

Published Apr 1, 1983• 2 citations
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Abstract

Mutual optical bistability is found for several modes in open cavities containing second- or third-order nonlinear materials. The quantum-statistical treatment yields the Fokker-Planck equation for any system of damped boson modes. Under certain conditions it is possible to state the extrema of the steady solution of the Fokker-Planck equation. They are compared with the steady states resulting from the classical deterministic treatment. In some cases both statements coincide.

DOI
10.1080/713821201

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