The cascaded nonlinearity for optical bistable effect in periodically poled LiNbO3

Citation
Yq. Qin et al., The cascaded nonlinearity for optical bistable effect in periodically poled LiNbO3, FERROELECTR, 230(1-4), 1999, pp. 505-510
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
FERROELECTRICS
ISSN journal
00150193 → ACNP
Volume
230
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
505 - 510
Database
ISI
SICI code
0015-0193(1999)230:1-4<505:TCNFOB>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
We report our theoretical studies on optical bistability in a periodically poled LiNbO3 crystal. The optical resonance and the nonlinearity essential for bistability are induced by the electro-optic effect and the cascaded ch i((2)):chi((2)) effect, respectively.