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Uniform-field theory of phase instabilities in absorptive optical bistability

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  • Van Wonderen, A.J.
  • Suttorp, L.G.

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Starting from the Maxwell-Bloch theory in the uniform-field approximation we investigate the stability of the phase of the output field for absorptive optical bistability in a Fabry-Perot cavity. Our main results are analytical. We show that a truncation of the Maxwell-Bloch hierarchy introduces serious anomalies in the instability spectrum. For the full Maxwell-Bloch hierarchy phase instabilities are found to occur only if the ratio γ11/γ1 of the medium damping coefficients is larger than 1. In that case phase instabilities can be present along the upper branch of the steady-state curve.

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  • Van Wonderen, A.J. & Suttorp, L.G., 1989. "Uniform-field theory of phase instabilities in absorptive optical bistability," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 161(3), pages 447-456.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:161:y:1989:i:3:p:447-456
    DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(89)90436-6
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