• DocumentCode
    1104650
  • Title

    Optical bistability in a dissipative thermally expanding etalon

  • Author

    Lawandy, N.M. ; Plant, D.V. ; MacFarlane, D.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Brown Univ., Providence, RI, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    2/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    108
  • Lastpage
    110
  • Abstract
    The phenomenon of optical bistability is examined for the case of a lossy Fabry-Perot etalon. Using a multibeam interference method and thermal length expansion relationships, we derive an inverted equation which predicts the output transmission for such an etalon. Specific operating parameters are given for silicon wafer structures operating in the lattice vibration absorption regime (10 μm). Experiments using 15 ms CO2laser pulses and Si wafers show resonance-to-nonresonance switching.
  • Keywords
    Bistability, optical; Fabry-Perot interferometers; Optical bistability; Silicon materials/devices; Absorption; Equations; Fabry-Perot; Interference; Lattices; Optical bistability; Optical losses; Optical pulses; Silicon; Thermal expansion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1985.1072621
  • Filename
    1072621
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1104650