THERMALLY-INDUCED OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN A NEW POLYMERIC BLEND AT ROOM-TEMPERATURE

Authors
BERNINI U DESTEFANO L MORMILE P PIERATTINI G RUSSO P
Citation
U. Bernini et al., THERMALLY-INDUCED OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN A NEW POLYMERIC BLEND AT ROOM-TEMPERATURE, Applied physics. B, Photophysics and laser chemistry, 57(3), 1993, pp. 199-201
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Applied physics. B, Photophysics and laser chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
07217269
Volume
57
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
199 - 201
Database
ISI
SICI code
0721-7269(1993)57:3<199:TOBIAN>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The transition from the transmission to the reflection regime for an A r+-laser beam propagating in the new polymeric blend PMMA-EVA at a non linear interface has been observed. A comparison between the experimen tal data and a calculation of the input optical intensity at which thi s transition should occur (1.45 x 10(7) W m-2) is presented using Kapl an's theory. The results suggest the presence of thermally induced opt ical bistability in PMMA-EVA.