Bistability observed in a Fabry–Perot interferometer with quadratic nonlinear medium
- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 41 (11) , 1028-1030
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.93399
Abstract
Bistability due to a second-order dispersive nonlinearity in a Fabry–Perot resonator is studied. The experiments are performed on a nonlinear transmission line resonator. Nonlinear resonance curves, bistability as well as instabilities, and the generation of harmonics are observed. The theoretical treatment of bistability is based upon a nonlinear dispersion relation as derived from an inspection of two interacting harmonics or, in a second approach, of propagating solitons.Keywords
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