Optical Bistability Controlling Light With Light
Optical Bistability Controlling Light With Light
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DOI：
10.1063/1.2820150
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发表时间：
1985-12
影响因子：
15.1
通讯作者：
H. Gibbs
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作者：
H. Gibbs
光学双稳态：以光控光聚焦于非线性光学系统中的光学双稳态。重点是被动（非激光）系统，表现出可逆的双稳态输入强度作为滞后变量，沿着的物理和潜在的应用，这样的系统的非线性光学信号处理。这本书由七章组成，从激光器和无源系统中光学双稳态的历史概述开始。第二章介绍光学双稳的稳态理论，包括Bonifacio-Lugiato模型，以及光学腔的边界条件和耦合麦克斯韦-布洛赫方程。内在和混合实验，然后描述，沿着与光的光控制，脉冲整形，和外部开关。也被认为是瞬态现象，无论是从不稳定性的非线性系统本身或从非线性原子的数量或在腔内光子的数量的波动。最后一章探讨了理想器件的特性和基本局限性，通过识别巨大的非线性来改进器件的前景，以及通过并行处理来利用光学的全部功率。这本专着是为光学双稳态领域的新进入者和活跃的工作者准备的。
Optical Bistability: Controlling Light with Light focuses on optical bistability in nonlinear optical systems. Emphasis is on passive (non-laser) systems that exhibit reversible bistability with input intensity as the hysteresis variable, along with the physics and the potential applications of such systems for nonlinear optical signal processing. This book consists of seven chapters and begins with a historical overview of optical bistability in lasers and passive systems. The next chapter describes steady-state theories of optical bistability, including the Bonifacio-Lugiato model, as well as the boundary conditions of an optical cavity and the coupled Maxwell-Bloch equations. Both intrinsic and hybrid experiments are then described, along with light-by-light control, pulse reshaping, and external switching. The transient phenomena that arise either from instabilities in the bistable systems themselves or from fluctuations in the number of nonlinear atoms or in the number of intracavity photons are also considered. The final chapter examines the characteristics and fundamental limitations of an ideal device, the prospect of improving devices by identifying giant nonlinearities, and the utilization of the full power of optics by parallel processing. This monograph is intended for new entrants and active workers in the field of optical bistability.