Title :
Experimental observation of optical bistability by excitation of a surface plasmon wave
Author :
Martinot, P. ; Koster, A. ; Laval, S.
Author_Institution :
Institut d́Electronique Fondamentale, Université Paris Sud, Orsay Cedex, France
fDate :
8/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Optical bistability has been observed with an original device using CW surface plasmon excitation by ATR through CS2, in which refractive index variations are thermally induced. A simple model describes the operation of this device.
Keywords :
Bistability, optical; Optical bistability; Plasmons; Fabry-Perot; Frequency; Optical bistability; Optical reflection; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Refractive index; Resonance; Surface waves;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1985.1072797
