Optical bistability and mirror confinement induced by radiation pressure

A. Dorsel; J. D. McCullen; P. Meystre; E. Vignes; H. Walther

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1550

Optical bistability and mirror confinement induced by radiation pressure

A. Dorsel, J. D. McCullen, P. Meystre, E. Vignes, H. Walther

Physics

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

384 Scopus citations

Abstract

This paper reports the observation of optical bistability due to a radiation-pressure-induced change of the length of a Fabry-Perot resonator. In addition, for higher laser powers, a purely optical mechanism leading to the stabilization of the resonator has been observed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1550-1553
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	51
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1550
State	Published - 1983

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Physics and Astronomy

Access to Document

10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1550

Cite this

@article{6e81cd721d8c4968ac120da3ea8c38cd,

title = "Optical bistability and mirror confinement induced by radiation pressure",

abstract = "This paper reports the observation of optical bistability due to a radiation-pressure-induced change of the length of a Fabry-Perot resonator. In addition, for higher laser powers, a purely optical mechanism leading to the stabilization of the resonator has been observed.",

author = "A. Dorsel and McCullen, {J. D.} and P. Meystre and E. Vignes and H. Walther",

year = "1983",

doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1550",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "51",

pages = "1550--1553",

journal = "Physical review letters",

issn = "0031-9007",

publisher = "American Physical Society",

number = "17",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Optical bistability and mirror confinement induced by radiation pressure

AU - Dorsel, A.

AU - McCullen, J. D.

AU - Meystre, P.

AU - Vignes, E.

AU - Walther, H.

PY - 1983

Y1 - 1983

N2 - This paper reports the observation of optical bistability due to a radiation-pressure-induced change of the length of a Fabry-Perot resonator. In addition, for higher laser powers, a purely optical mechanism leading to the stabilization of the resonator has been observed.

AB - This paper reports the observation of optical bistability due to a radiation-pressure-induced change of the length of a Fabry-Perot resonator. In addition, for higher laser powers, a purely optical mechanism leading to the stabilization of the resonator has been observed.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33745425430&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=33745425430&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1550

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1550

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:33745425430

SN - 0031-9007

VL - 51

SP - 1550

EP - 1553

JO - Physical review letters

JF - Physical review letters

IS - 17

ER -

Optical bistability and mirror confinement induced by radiation pressure

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this