Pitchfork bifurcation using a two-beam nonlinear Fabry–Perot interferometer: an analytical study
- 1 December 1990
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 15 (23) , 1412-1414
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.15.001412
Abstract
A recent modal theory of nonlinear planar resonators is applied to the analysis of the steady transmission characteristics of the two-beam nonlinear Fabry–Perot interferometer. An analytical study, based on the plane-wave approximation, is presented that shows the potential applications of the device. In particular, a flip-flop mode of operation, derived from a pitchfork bifurcation, is predicted. Its salient feature is to require only positive triggering pulses.Keywords
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