Self-pulsing in bistable absorption

Year: 1979

Authors: Bonifacio R., Gronchi M., Lugiato L.A.

Autors Affiliation: Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721, USA;
Istituto di Fisica dell’Universita’, 20133 Milano, Italy;
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy

Abstract: In a bistable absorber part of the high transmission branch becomes unstable if mode-mode coupling due to propagation effects is taken into account. As a consequence the transmitted light either precipitates to the low transmission branch or exhibits self-pulsing which can appear discontinuously as a first order phase transition. Thus the system works as a device which transforms cw light into pulse radiation.

Journal/Review: OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS

Volume: 30 (1)      Pages from: 129  to: 133

KeyWords: bistable absorption
DOI: 10.1016/0030-4018(79)90059-2

Citations: 78
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