Frontiers in Optics

Experimentally controlled optical bistability and multistability in a three-level atomic system

Amitabh Joshi, Min Xiao

Published Jan 1, 2003• 0 citations

Abstract

Optical bistability and multistability are experimentally demonstrated in an optical ring cavity containing three-level (Λ-type) rubidium atoms. They are sensitive to the induced atomic coherence and can be controlled by coupling field and atomic density.

DOI: 10.1364/fio.2003.mnn5

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