Title:
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Relaxation from a marginal state in optical bistability
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Author:
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Colet, P.; San Miguel Ruibal, Maximino; Casademunt i Viader, Jaume; Sancho, José M.
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Other authors:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
Abstract:
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Characteristic decay times for relaxation close to the marginal point of optical bistability are studied. A model-independent formula for the decay time is given which interpolates between Kramers time for activated decay and a deterministic relaxation time. This formula gives the decay time as a universal scaling function of the parameter which measures deviation from marginality. The standard deviation of the first-passage-time distribution is found to vary linearly with the decay time, close to marginality, with a slope independent of the noise intensity. Our results are substantiated by numerical simulations and their experimental relevance is pointed out. |
Subject(s):
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-Òptica quàntica -Fluctuacions (Física) -Quantum optics -Fluctuations (Physics) |
Rights:
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(c) The American Physical Society, 1989
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Document type:
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Article Article - Published version |
Published by:
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The American Physical Society
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