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A Fabry-Perot resonator containing sodium atoms displays a variety of switching phenomena even in the simplified case of homogeneous broadening. The processes are shown to arise from the combined effects of Zeeman pumping and electronic excitation. A simple model can clarify the dazzling complexity of the observed phenomena.
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Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Herbert Welling on the occasion of his 60th birthday
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Nalik, J., Lange, W. & Mitschke, F. Complexity out of a simple structure: The intricate multistable behaviour of an optical resonator filled with sodium atoms. Appl. Phys. B 49, 191–199 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00714635
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