The quantum statistical behavior of a small collection of N two-state atoms strongly coupled to the field of a high-finessse optical cavity is investigated. Input-output characteristics are recorded over the range 3{}N{}65, with bistability observed for N{}15 intracavity atoms and for a saturation photon number n₀{}0.8. For weak excitation the transmitted field exhibits photon antibunching as a nonclassical manifestation of state reduction and quantum interference with the magnitude of the nonclassical effects largely independent of N.
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