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optical bistability: a standalone construct

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the existence of two stable transmitted output states for the same input light intensity in a nonlinear optical cavity, giving hysteresis.

In optics, optical bistability refers to the existence of two stable transmitted output states for the same input light intensity in a nonlinear optical cavity, giving hysteresis. This meaning comes from Gibbs (1976) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

Gibbs, H. M., McCall, S. L., & Venkatesan, T. N. C. (1976). Differential Gain and Bistability Using a Sodium-Filled Fabry-Perot Interferometer. Physical Review Letters, 36(19), 1135-1138. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.36.1135

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