Switching in Optical Bistability by the Anharmonic Oscillator Model
- 1 January 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Optica Acta: International Journal of Optics
- Vol. 28 (1) , 125-130
- https://doi.org/10.1080/713820438
Abstract
The response of a bistable optical system to a time-dependent driving field is studied in terms of a quartic anharmonic oscillator describing a non-linear medium. Dynamical lowering of the switching threshold is observed. The dispersive character of the model is confirmed.Keywords
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