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    Area of Science:

    • Quantum optics
    • Nonlinear optics
    • Optical computing

    Background:

    • Weak material nonlinearity at optical frequencies hinders low-power optical bistability.
    • Optical bistability is essential for digital optical computing applications.
    • Achieving bistability with few photons requires overcoming nonlinearity limitations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate cavity enhancement of second-order optical nonlinearity.
    • To determine the feasibility of few-photon optical bistability.
    • To analyze energy and switching speed for bistable cavities.

    Main Methods:

    • Quantum optical formalism for a doubly resonant cavity.
    • Derivation of a dynamic classical model for cavity bistability.
    • Analysis of optical energy and switching speed versus cavity parameters.

    Main Results:

    • Identified a regime for optical bistability requiring only tens of photons.
    • Cavity enhancement of second-order nonlinearity is feasible for few-photon operation.
    • Observed a decrease in switching speed with increasing cavity linewidth.

    Conclusions:

    • Cavity enhancement offers a pathway to low-power optical bistability.
    • Few-photon optical bistability is achievable through optimized cavity designs.
    • The observed switching speed trend provides insights into cavity dynamics.