INTENSITY-INDUCED STOPBAND BENDING IN PERIODIC NONLINEAR MULTILAYERS

Authors
LITTLE BE
Citation
Be. Little, INTENSITY-INDUCED STOPBAND BENDING IN PERIODIC NONLINEAR MULTILAYERS, IEEE journal of quantum electronics, 30(11), 1994, pp. 2589-2596
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic","Physics, Applied
Journal title
IEEE journal of quantum electronics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00189197
Volume
30
Issue
11
Year of publication
1994
Pages
2589 - 2596
Database
ISI
SICI code
0018-9197(1994)30:11<2589:ISBIPN>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A simple and physically appealing theory is developed to describe the intensity-induced ''bending'' of the stopband region of nonlinear mult ilayered devices. The theory is subsequently used to graphically map t he general response of devices as a function of input intensity and ph ase detuning. Deeper insight into conventional (known) phenomena is ob tained, while new phenomena are revealed, such as ''hard'' optical lim iting, intensity discrimination, and a new arrangement for bistability .