Evidence for intrinsic Kerr bistability of high-Q microsphere resonators in superfluid helium

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-238

  Treussart, F ^a   Ilchenko, V S ^b   Roch, J F ^a   Hare, J ^a   Lefevre Seguin V ^a   Raimond, J M ^a   Haroche, S ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE KASTLER BROSSEL   (France)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUSED SILICA; MICROSPHERES; QUANTUM THEORY; SUPERFLUID HELIUM;

BI-STABILITY; BISTABLES; CAVITY QED; FUSED-SILICA MICROSPHERES; KERR NONLINEARITY; KERRNONLINEARITIES; MICROLASER; MICROSPHERE RESONATORS; QUALITY FACTORS; THRESHOLD POWER;

WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

EID: 0011491163     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00021556     Document Type: Article

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