Published October 12, 1998 | Version v1
Journal article

Optical bistability in periodically poled LiNbO3 induced by cascaded second-order non-linearity and the electro-optic effect

  • 1. Centre for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology of Microstructures, Nanjing 210093 (China)
  • 2. Department of Physics, National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Nanjing University (China)

Description

We report our theoretical studies on optical bistability in a periodically poled LiNbO3 crystal. The optical resonance and the non-linearity essential for bistability are induced by the electro-optic effect and the cascaded X(2):X(2) effect, respectively. It is found that the threshold for bistability is much lower than those based on the traditional periodically layered structure. (author)

Availability note (English)

Available online at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter (ISSN 1361-648X) http://www.iop.org/

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
40
Journal Page Range
p. 8939-8945
ISSN
0953-8984

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
32005389
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRO-OPTICAL EFFECTS; LIMITING VALUES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NIOBATES; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PERTURBATION THEORY; STABILITY
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; NIOBIUM COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; REFRACTORY METAL COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS