Quasi-CW optical bistability in InSb at room temperature

Journal Article · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1986 · IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5953056

Ji, W; Kar, A K; Mathew, G H; Walker, A C

The authors report the first observation of quasi-steady-state optical bistability in a InSb etalon at room temperature as a result of the generation of free carriers through two photon absorption of 10 ..mu..m radiation. Nonlinear tuning of the etalon through two free spectral ranges has been achieved, with bistability observed around the two cavity resonances. Switching from a low to high transmission state has been achieved in times less than 10 ns while switching in the opposite direction occurs within 50-100 ns. The experimental results have been successfully fitted to a numerical model of the device.

• Research Organization: Dept. of Physics, Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh EH14 4AS
• OSTI ID: 5953056
• Journal Information: IEEE J. Quant. Electron.; (United States), Vol. QE-22:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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