EXCITABILITY IN A NONLINEAR-OPTICAL CAVITY

Authors
LU WP YU DJ HARRISON RG
Citation
Wp. Lu et al., EXCITABILITY IN A NONLINEAR-OPTICAL CAVITY, Physical review. A, 58(2), 1998, pp. 809-811
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
10502947
Volume
58
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
809 - 811
Database
ISI
SICI code
1050-2947(1998)58:2<809:EIANC>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
We establish a nonlinear optical cavity to be excitable. Excitability in this system is shown to originate from the combined dynamical effec ts of nonlinear intracavity field saturation and temperature-dependent absorption in the medium on two different time scales. The model may be experimentally realized using optical bistable devices with possibl e useful applications. [S1050-2947(98)50508-2].