• DocumentCode
    1107168
  • Title

    Thermally induced optical bistability in thin film devices

  • Author

    Janossy, Istvan ; Taghizadeh, Mohammad R. ; Mathew, J. Gordon H ; Smith, S. Desmond

  • Author_Institution
    Centra Research Institute for Physics, Budapest, Hungary
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    9/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1447
  • Lastpage
    1452
  • Abstract
    A simple theoretical model describing thermally induced optical bistability is discussed. Results of experimental studies of optical bistability in ZnSe interference filters near the band edge are in good agreement with the predictions of this model.
  • Keywords
    Bistability, optical; Optical bistability; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Thermal factors; Thin-film devices; Zinc materials/devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical variables control; Temperature dependence; Thin film devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1985.1072840
  • Filename
    1072840