Optical bistability switching with external noise
Conference
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· AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5525210
In a bistable system the switching time between the off and the on states is a measure of noise and fluctuations. For a CO/sub 2/ laser containing a molecular absorber, the distribution of the switching times has been measured at different noise levels in the control parameter. The first passage time from the Fokker-Planck equation has been compared to the experiment.
- Research Organization:
- U. Pisa, Physics Department, Pisa 56100, Italy
- OSTI ID:
- 5525210
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-861038-
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 160:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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