Towards intrinsic optical bistability of rare earth ion pairs in solids

被引:9
作者
Guillot-Noël, O [1 ]
Binet, L [1 ]
Gourier, D [1 ]
机构
[1] Ecole Natl Super Chim Paris, Lab Chim Appl Etat Solide, UMR CNRS 7574, F-75231 Paris 05, France
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10.1016/S0009-2614(01)00845-4
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A mechanism for intrinsic optical bistability (IOB) is presented for atomic systems which can be decomposed into two weakly interacting subsystems. It is shown that optical bistability should occur when the interaction between the two subsystems fluctuates more rapidly than the characteristic time of the interaction. This approach provides a semiquantitative explanation of IOB for asymmetric ytterbium pairs in CsCdBr3 matrix. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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