Optical bistability and differential amplification in a tapered fiber coupler - microsphere resonator with nonlinear medium

Authors
Lu, Y Wang, JY Xu, XX Pan, SH Zhang, CZ
Citation
Y. Lu et al., Optical bistability and differential amplification in a tapered fiber coupler - microsphere resonator with nonlinear medium, OPT LASER T, 32(4), 2000, pp. 245-249
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS AND LASER TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
00303992 → ACNP
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
245 - 249
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-3992(200006)32:4<245:OBADAI>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We propose and study a coupling system composed of the tapered fiber and th e microsphere with nonlinear medium. The optical bistability and differenti al amplification caused by optical Kerr effect is demonstrated using a geom etrical method. We show that their operation characteristics can be control led by parameters: linear phase detuning, attenuation coefficient and real amplitude coupling coefficient. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights r eserved.