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The behavior of an “optical-bistability” system in which the atoms are described by a single angular-momentum oscillator of constant (large) total angular momentum is investigated. It is shown that, as the input field is increased through a critical value, the steady state output field turns into a modulated field, the modulation frequency increasing from zero to the Rabi frequency with increasing input. The reason for qualitatively different predictions by other authors based on the same model is attributed to differences in the interpretation of quantum mechanics applied to a single macroscopic system.
Work supported, in part, by the U.S. Army through its European Research Office.
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Senitzky, I.R., Genossar, J. (1981). Cooperation in an “Optical-Bistability” System. In: Bowden, C.M., Ciftan, M., Robl, H.R. (eds) Optical Bistability. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3941-0_21
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