DocumentCode :
1106909
Title :
Intracavity optical bistability due to thermally induced changes in absorption and refraction
Author :
Dagenais, Mario ; Surkis, Alisa ; Sharfin, Wayne F. ; Winful, Herbert G.
Author_Institution :
GTE Laboratories Inc. Waltham, MA, USA
Volume :
21
Issue :
9
fYear :
1985
fDate :
9/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1458
Lastpage :
1461
Abstract :
Optical bistability in the presence of an optically induced absorption is observed when a thin 13 μm CdS sample is inserted between two mirrors of 90 percent reflectivity. In our experiment, a modulated CW laser of about 15 mW peak power is tuned on each side of the 
free exciton resonance in CdS, and the transmission characteristics are studied. A theoretical calculation is presented and good agreement is obtained.
free exciton resonance in CdS, and the transmission characteristics are studied. A theoretical calculation is presented and good agreement is obtained.Keywords :
Bistability, optical; Cadmium materials/devices; Cavity resonators; Optical bistability; Semiconductor device thermal factors; Absorption; Excitons; Laser theory; Laser tuning; Mirrors; Optical bistability; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Power lasers; Reflectivity;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9197
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1985.1072817
Filename :
1072817
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