Optical bistability and nonlinear switching due to increasing absorption in single-crystal ZnSe waveguides
Kim, B. G. ; Garmire, E. ; Shibata, N. ; Zembutsu, S.
Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1987
Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1987
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1077-3118
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AIP Digital Archive
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Physics
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Optical nonlinear switching and bistability due to increasing absorption have been observed in single-crystal ZnSe waveguides with contrast ratios of 16/1 and switching times of 10 μs at 15 mW of argon laser light. Switching energy is improved over the bulk by a factor of 200.
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Electronic Resource
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