DocumentCode
1108119
Title
Dynamics of thermally induced optical bistability
Author
Janossy, Istvan ; Mathew, J. Gordon H ; Abraham, Eitan ; Taghizadeh, Mohammad R. ; Smith, S. Desmond
Author_Institution
Department of Physics, Heriot-Watt Univ., Riccarton, Edinburgh, Scotland
Volume
22
Issue
12
fYear
1986
fDate
12/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
2224
Lastpage
2229
Abstract
The steady-state model of thermally induced optical bistability, presented in a previous paper, is extended to describe transient phenomena. A nonlinear integral equation is derived which can be readily solved for arbitrary time dependence of the input power. We apply the model to switching processes in bistable ZnSe interference filters. The corresponding experimental results are found to be in good agreement with the theoretical predictions.
Keywords
Bistability, optical; Optical bistability; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Thermal factors; Delay effects; Integral equations; Interference; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical filters; Steady-state; Temperature; Zinc compounds;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1986.1072925
Filename
1072925
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