Interplay between heat diffusion and self-focusing in absorptive optical bistability

F. Pereira; Michael Scott Belsley; J. Ribeira Salcedo

doi:10.1117/12.240540

20 May 1996 Interplay between heat diffusion and self-focusing in absorptive optical bistability

F. Pereira, Michael Scott Belsley, J. Ribeira Salcedo

Proceedings Volume 2800, Nonlinear Optical Interactions and Wave Dynamics; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240540
Event: International Conference on Coherent and Nonlinear Optics, 1995, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

We used a modified form of the Z-scan technique to study the various factors influencing bistability in a semiconductor doped glass filter. A strong self-focusing effect was observed and an estimate of the corresponding n₂ coefficient is obtained. A systematic modeling of absorptive bistability in a semiconductor doped glass, including both longitudinal and transverse heat diffusion as well as the effects of self-focusing, is presented and compared with experimental observations.

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F. Pereira, Michael Scott Belsley, and J. Ribeira Salcedo "Interplay between heat diffusion and self-focusing in absorptive optical bistability", Proc. SPIE 2800, Nonlinear Optical Interactions and Wave Dynamics, (20 May 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.240540

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