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
fDate :
12/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1986.1072925
