由于反向传播光束的相互自作用而产生的光学双稳性。

Optical bistability that is due to mutual self-action of counterpropagating beams of light.

作者信息

Kaplan A E

机构信息

Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.

出版信息

Opt Lett. 1981 Aug 1;6(8):360-2. doi: 10.1364/ol.6.000360.

DOI:10.1364/ol.6.000360

PMID:19701432

Abstract

A new kind of optical bistability is discussed that is based on mutual self-action of light beams in a nonlinear medium. In particular, fundamentally new devices are proposed that use two counterpropagating incident beams and no reflection feedback. Self-focusing (or self-defocusing) and self-bending provide bistability with positive or negative nonlinearity.

摘要

讨论了一种基于非线性介质中光束相互自作用的新型光学双稳性。特别地，提出了一种全新的器件，它使用两束反向传播的入射光束且无需反射反馈。自聚焦（或自散焦）以及自弯曲可分别提供具有正非线性或负非线性的双稳性。