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Optical Bistability

Optical Bistability is a nonlinear optical phenomenon in which an optical resonator system exhibits two stable output intensity states for a single input intensity, enabling bistable switching through intensity-dependent refractive index changes in a nonlinear medium.

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Zin Lin, Hamidreza Ramezani, Toni Eichelkraut et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2011 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Theory of the linear and nonlinear optical properties of semiconductor microcrystallites

S. Schmitt‐Rink, David A. B. Miller, D. S. Chemla · Physical review. B, Condensed matter · 1987 · 1.1K citations

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The nonlinear coherent coupler

S. M. Jensen · IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics · 1982 · 965 citations

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Novel hybrid optically bistable switch: The quantum well self-electro-optic effect device

David A. B. Miller, D. S. Chemla, T. C. Damen et al. · Applied Physics Letters · 1984 · 552 citations

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Quantum theory of optical bistability. I. Nonlinear polarisability model

P. D. Drummond, D. F. Walls · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General · 1980 · 550 citations

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  1. LA
    L. A. Lugiato

    University of Milan, Italy

    31 publications · 1.4K citations

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  2. DA
    David A. B. Miller

    Stanford University, United States

    24 publications · 4.6K citations

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  3. DF
    D. F. Walls

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    21 publications · 2.1K citations

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  4. SD
    S. D. Smith

    Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

    22 publications · 1.6K citations

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  5. LA
    L. A. Lugiato

    University of Milan, Italy

    19 publications · 1.4K citations

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  1. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    36 h-index

    197 publications

    12.7K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    29 h-index

    239 publications

    15.3K citations

  3. University of Milan

    Milan, Italy

    27 h-index

    84 publications

    4.7K citations

  4. Heriot-Watt University

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    27 h-index

    142 publications

    7.5K citations

  5. Université Libre de Bruxelles

    Brussels, Belgium

    25 h-index

    97 publications

    5.4K citations

  6. AT&T (United States)

    Bedminster, United States

    24 h-index

    140 publications

    21K citations

  7. NTT (Japan)

    Tokyo, Japan

    21 h-index

    74 publications

    5.6K citations

  8. University of Waikato

    Hamilton, New Zealand

    20 h-index

    49 publications

    4.5K citations

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  1. Applied Physics Letters

    184 publications · 10.8K citations

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  2. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 82 publications · 9.6K citations

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  3. Physical review. A, General physics

    106 publications · 6.1K citations

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  4. Optics Letters

    133 publications · 6.1K citations

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  5. Journal of the Optical Society of America B

    122 publications · 5.3K citations

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