Observation of optical tristability in sodium vapors

Year: 1982

Authors: Cecchi S., Giusfredi G., Petriella E., Salieri P.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (INO)

Abstract: Optical tristability via optical pumping has been observed in the transmission of a Fabry-Perot interferometer containing Na vapor irradiated by light from a cw dye laser on the high-frequency wing of the D1 line. For linearly polarized incident light, three stable states appear in the polarization of the transmitted light: σ+ dominant, σ– dominant, and linear polarization.

Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Volume: 49 (26)      Pages from: 1928  to: 1931

KeyWords: tristability; Sodium;
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.1928

Citations: 65
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