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Optical bistability and multi-stability in a four-level atomic scheme

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We investigate the optical bistability (OB) and optical multi-stability (OM) in a four-level Y-type atomic system. It is found that the optical bistability can strongly be affected by intensity and frequency detuning of coupling and probe fields. The effect of spontaneously generated coherence on phase control of the OB and OM is then discussed. It has also been shown that the optical bistability can be switched to optical multi-stability just by the quantum interference mechanism and relative phase of applied fields.

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  1. Young Researchers Club, Kashan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kashan, Iran

    H. R. Hamedi

  2. Young Researcher Club, Bandar Anzali Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Anzali, Iran

    S. H. Asadpour

  3. Research Institute for Applied Physics, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

    M. Sahrai, B. Arzhang & D. Taherkhani

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Hamedi, H.R., Asadpour, S.H., Sahrai, M. et al. Optical bistability and multi-stability in a four-level atomic scheme. Opt Quant Electron 45, 295–306 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-012-9622-8

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