Phase dependence of optical bistability and multistability in a four-level quantum system near a plasmonic nanostructure

The optical bistability and multistability properties of a four-level quantum system near a plasmonic nanostructure embedded in a unidirectional ring cavity are studied theoretically. Two orthogonal circularly polarized laser fields with the same frequency, different phases and electric fields ampli...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied physics 2016-01, Vol.119 (2)
Hauptverfasser: Asadpour, Seyyed Hossein, Rahimpour Soleimani, H.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The optical bistability and multistability properties of a four-level quantum system near a plasmonic nanostructure embedded in a unidirectional ring cavity are studied theoretically. Two orthogonal circularly polarized laser fields with the same frequency, different phases and electric fields amplitude are interacted by four-level quantum system. It is found that in the presence of the plasmonic nanostructure, the bistable behaviors related to one of the laser fields propagating through the unidirectional ring cavity can be modified by relative phase and amplitude control of another laser fields. Our obtained results show that the optical bistability can be converted into the optical multistability by varying the value of distance between the quantum system and the surface of the plasmonic nanostructure. Moreover, it is shown that under specific condition related to the distance, the lasing without population inversion can be obtained.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/1.4939776