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Influence of frequency noise on nascent hysteresis in optical bistability

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We study the influence of frequency noise on optical bistability in the neighborhood of the critical point where the hysteresis loop appears. We show that when the transmitted field evolves on a faster time scale than that of the noise, the hysteresis loop shifts toward lower values of the incident pumping field.

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  1. Chimie Physique II, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B1050, Bruxelles, Belgium

    R. Lefever & J. Wm. Turner

  2. Dipartimento di Fisica del Politecnico, Torino, Italy

    L. A. Lugiato

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Lefever, R., Turner, J.W. & Lugiato, L.A. Influence of frequency noise on nascent hysteresis in optical bistability. J Stat Phys 48, 1045–1058 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01009532

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