Title :
Intensity-induced stopband bending in periodic nonlinear multilayers
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Waterloo Univ., Ont., Canada
fDate :
11/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple and physically appealing theory is developed to describe the intensity-induced “bending” of the stopband region of nonlinear multilayered devices. The theory is subsequently used to graphically map the general response of devices as a function of input intensity and phase detuning. Deeper insight into conventional (known) phenomena is obtained, while new phenomena are revealed, such as “hard” optical limiting, intensity discrimination, and a new arrangement for bistability
Keywords :
limiters; optical bistability; optical feedback; optical films; tuning; bistability; input intensity; intensity discrimination; intensity-induced bending; intensity-induced stopband bending; nonlinear multilayered devices; optical limiting; periodic nonlinear multilayers; phase detuning; stopband region; Distributed feedback devices; Limiting; Nonhomogeneous media; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical coupling; Optical feedback; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical solitons;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
