Optical bistability: controlling light with light

Book · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5627998

Gibbs, H M

A broad treatment of optical bistability, including all the steady-state and transient characteristics of nonlinear optical systems which exhibit bistability under some operating conditions, is presented. The history of optical bistability in lasers and passive systems is summarized, and steady-state theories of optical bistability are presented. Both intrinsic and hybrid experiments are described in some detail. Light-by-light control is addressed, including pulse reshaping and external switching. Transient phenomena with a steady input are examined and considerations important for applications in optical signal processing and computing are discussed. 1560 references.

• OSTI ID: 5627998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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