Abstract
We present some numerical calculations on the effect of diffusion and diffraction on the switching characteristics of bistable optical 6talons, together with an approximate analytic model demonstrating the major features and a discussion of switching waves in such systems. A diffusion length of one third of the input-beam spot size gives large hysteresis, whereas diffraction alone gives no hysteresis in first order.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1005-1009 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics