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    Optical asynchronous transmission of light intensity via disruptive inverted-S-shaped bistability in an atom-cavity coupling system

    Xiuwen Xia1,2,3, Xinqin Zhang1,*, Xiaobing Luo4, Chaofei Liu5, Haozhen Li6, Jabir Hakami7, Jingping Xu2,3,†, and Yaping Yang3

    • 1Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion Optoelectronic Functional Materials of Jiangxi Education Institutes, School of Mathematics and Physics, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, Jiangxi 343009, China
    • 2Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Technology and Device, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Quantum Chips and Quantum Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
    • 3MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structure Materials, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
    • 4Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Quantum State Control and Optical Field Manipulation, Department of Physics, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
    • 5School of Science, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, Jiangxi 341000, China
    • 6College of Communication Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310018, China
    • 7Department of Physical Sciences, Physics Division, College of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia

    • *Contact author: jgsuzxq@163.com
    • †Contact author: xx_jj_pp@tongji.edu.cn
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    Phys. Rev. A 114, 033709 – Published 8 September, 2026

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/8xfc-dyl8

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    Optical asynchronous light-intensity transmission (OALT) is a counterintuitive nonlinear phenomenon where output field intensity declines with increasing input intensity. In this work we theoretically establish a controllable, all-optical, and passive OALT mechanism in an atom-cavity coupling system via disruptive inverted-S-shaped bistability (ISB). Solving the stationary input-output relation for a driven-dissipative Tavis-Cummings model predicts an OALT phase in the reflection field that is distinct from traditional monostable and bistable regimes. The demonstration of controllable optical negative differential transmission, which is governed by disruptive ISB, confirms an efficient OALT response. Our findings suggest a promising paradigm for self-adaptive optical protection systems and self-stabilized generation of quantum light sources.

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    Phys. Rev. A 114, 033709– Published 8 September, 2026
    • Received 19 June 2025
    • Revised 8 November 2025
    • Accepted 4 August 2026
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