利用带模型探讨染料环形腔系统的光学双稳特性

利用染料分子带模型，探讨了染料环形腔系统的光学双稳特性，得到光学双稳可在一个比较大的频率范围内实现；其双稳区域是染料分子带结构参数（带宽及偶极分布的Ｌｏｒｅｎｔｚｉａｎ宽度等）的函数． 关键词：     

光学双稳性的强迫振动模型

本文提出一个新的光学双稳性模型.基于平均场近似,慢变振幅近似和绝热近似的思想,把光学双稳系统看成一个“黑箱”,类比非线性振动理论,指出不同的光学双稳过程(包括不同的工作物质和不同的腔(F-P腔或环腔)),能用一个恰当的强迫振动方程统一地描述.方程中所包含的都是可测量的宏观参量,使得可能直接用实验拟合,与理论结果进行定量对照.用振动理论的方法,把方程演变成自治方程组,从而方便地得到光学双稳性稳态和动态解的一般形式.并用若干已报道的具体例子验证了这个模型的普适性.     

反馈调QCO_2激光器的光学多稳性与不稳性

本文发现在CO_2激光器的腔内插入一个电光调制器,利用正比于输出光的光电转换信号反馈调节激光器的Q值,可以实现光学双稳性与多稳性.文中建立了描述这一系统的数学模型,它由三个一阶非线性微分方程描述,其稳态模型显示了光学双稳性和多德性特点,理论分析和数值计算都证实了这一结果.     

三共振参量振荡腔中高增益的获得

研究了光学参量振荡中的参量增益．对环形腔和驻波腔作了讨论．通过单块KTP晶体，利用Nd：YAP倍频稳频激光器产生的0.54μm的激光作为抽运源，并注入1.08μm的两个偏振光作为信号和闲置模，利用温度调谐和插入光楔的方法，在环形和驻波腔中实现了三波之间的强耦合作用．获得了高达110倍的参量增益，并测量了增益与抽运功率的关系．实验结果与理论分析基本一致 关键词：     

基于NOLF双稳效应对经DSF压缩后的超短光脉冲进行消基座

基于非线性FP腔（NOLF）双稳效应，提出一种利用掺铒光纤放大器（EDFA）及NOLF对经DSF压缩后的超短光脉冲进行消基座的方案.利用耦合模方程，分析了NOLF的消基座特性.结果表明，通过合理选择NOLF的反射率、入射脉冲的中心频率与NOLF的共振频率的失谐量及EDFA的增益，可使脉冲的基座能量比减小一半. 关键词： 超短光脉冲 消基座 非线性FP腔 光学双稳 掺铒光纤放大器     

非线性吸收诱导掺镱光纤激光器中的光学双稳

研究了在掺镱光纤激光器中观察到的光学双稳态现象.激光信号光和驻留泵浦光的双稳特性来源于激光器在小信号和增益饱和两种情况下,掺镱光纤对信号的非线性吸收导致的激光器内腔非线性损耗.同时分析了把泵浦光中的光学双稳行为通过分叉的腔结构扩展到切换式双波长光纤激光器的可行性.     

非线性光纤环：1.光纤双稳态

利用传输矩阵统一处理各种光纤环谐振腔的线性和非线性特性，发现各种纤环谐振腔在非线性条件均可产生光学双稳现象，对各种非线性纤环双稳特性进行了计算，分析和比较，确定了器件设计原则。     

非旋波耦合条件下微波控制的光学双稳与多稳

研究了在非旋波耦合条件下微波场建立的原子相干对光学双稳与多稳的控制.通过改变微波场的初始相位,可以有效地控制双稳与多稳的存在与否、迟滞环宽度和阈值强度的高低.旋波和非旋波耦合在物理上可视为双色激发,耦合的能级分裂成无穷多个子能级,原来的裸态跃迁变成无穷多个不同频率的跃迁.这些跃迁的相干叠加决定了介质的非线性吸收与色散,相干叠加的结果取决于微波场的相位. 关键词： 原子相干 非旋波耦合 光学双稳与多稳 相位控制     

本征型光学双稳实验

本征型光学双稳实验焦鹏飞（北京大学物理系，１００８７１）本实验用Ｈｅ－Ｎｅ激光器为光源，染料溶液为非线性介质，ＫＤ＊Ｐ晶体为光强调制器．实验能记录多阶双稳，并能在屏幕上显示双稳物理过程．一、引言光学双稳器件由于它具有实现全光逻辑运算和在光通讯、光信息...     

一种控制环形激光器光学腔长的新方法

提出了一种控制环形激光器光学腔长的新方法.该方法是利用压电陶瓷电控环形激光器毛细管内干燥空气的折射率，实现对环形激光器光学腔长的控制.这种控制方法对环形激光器性能影响很小，具有响应速度快、灵敏度高、功耗低等优点，可用于全反射棱镜式环形激光器、反射镜式环形激光器的稳频系统.对于激光陀螺、激光计量等应用具有重要意义.     

Controlling the optical bistability and transmission coefficient in a four-level atomic medium

A novel four level atomic configuration is proposed for controlling the optical bistability and transmission coefficient with application on all-optical switching. Two circularly polarized components from a weak linearly-polarized probe beam are interacted separately by two transitions of this medium. A coherent coupling field has derived another atomic transition. It is demonstrated that the transmission coefficient of two orthogonally polarized beams at different frequencies can be achieved by adjusting the magnitude of the external magnetic field. It is found that the threshold of the optical bistability can be controlled by magnitude of the external magnetic field. Also, it is shown that optical bistability can be converted to optical multistability by switching the two orthogonally polarized beams.     

Optical bistability in low-dimensional semiconductor heterostructures under cw pump laser and infrared pulse signals

We have investigated theoretically the optical bistability (OB) and optical multistability in quantum-well (QW) semiconductor heterostructures. The effect of a cw pump laser field and a control infrared pulse signal on OB is discussed. It is found that the OB threshold can be controlled by varying the strength of applied fields. It is also shown that OB can be switched to optical multistability or vice versa just using an appropriate relative phase of applied fields. This investigation may open up some new possibilities for applications in all-optical switching in quantum-well structures.     

All-optical set-reset flip-flop based on the passive microring-resonator bistability

In this paper, we propose a design for an all-optical R-S flip-flop with separate set and reset inputs, which is based on the optical bistability due to Kerr and two-photon absorption (TPA) effects in the microring resonators. Based on the steady state analysis of the light propagation in nonlinear microrings, variations of hysteresis parameters versus the system variables, such as transmission coefficient, nonlinear refractive index and detuning angle, are analyzed. The switching temporal behavior of the proposed flip-flop is obtained by the microring transient analysis. It is shown that the contrast ratio parameter and the switching power of the proposed all-optical flip-flop can be controlled by system parameters.     

Tunable double-beam optical bistability in an asymmetric double quantum-well system

We have proposed a scheme for double-beam optical bistability in a tunnel-coupled asymmetric double quantum-well driven by two optical fields circulating inside two independently unidirectional ring cavities. In contrast to the single-cavity case where single-photon saturated absorption and self Kerr-nonlinearity are dominant, the two-photon absorption and cross phase modulation can be enhanced via tunneling induced interference and have an important influence to the formation of bistability. The bistable behavior can be controlled effectively via the system parameters such as the input and detuning of control field, the detuning of the probe field, Fano interference strength and cooperation parameter. Furthermore, the proposed scheme has the ability to manipulate the outputs of two optical cavities simultaneously. Due to the flexible design of semiconductor quantum well, our scheme is more practical than atomic system, therefore it can be utilized to achieve dual all-optical switching which has application in optical communication and computing.     

Laser-polarization-dependent and magnetically controlled optical bistability in diamond nitrogen-vacancy centers

We explore laser-polarization-dependent and magnetically controlled optical bistability (OB) in an optical ring cavity filled with diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) defect centers under optical excitation. The shape of the OB curve can be significantly modified in a new operating regime from the previously studied OB case, namely, by adjusting the intensity of the external magnetic field and the polarization of the control beam. The influences of the intensity of the control beam, the frequency detuning, and the cooperation parameter on the OB behavior are also discussed in detail. These results are useful in real experiments for realizing an all-optical bistate switching or coding element in a solid-state platform.     

All-Optical Switching between Optical Bistability and Multistability via Exciton Spin Relaxation

All-optical coherent control of optical bistability(OB) and optical multistability(OM) in the 4.8 nm Zn Se single-quantum well based on excitons and biexciton transitions is investigated. By applying a pair of phase-locked laser pulses all-optical coherent control can be obtained. Theoretical analysis with density matrix and Maxwell equations then yield the optical bistability and optical multistability. It is shown that by controlling the coherent and incoherent processes, the intensity threshold of OB and OM can be modified. Also, it is found that the switching between OB and OM or vice versa can be occurred for some controllable parameters.     

Controllable optical bistability and multistability in asymmetric double quantum wells via spontaneously generated coherence

We investigate the nonlinear optical phenomena of the optical bistability and multistability via spontaneously generated coherence in an asymmetric double quantum well structure coupled by a weak probe field and a controlling field. It is shown that the threshold and hysteresis cycle of the optical bistability can be conveniently controlled only by adjusting the intensity of the SGC or the controlling field. Moreover, switching between optical bistability and multistability can be achieved. These studies may have practical significance for the preparation of optical bistable switching device.     

Dynamical switching and memory via incoherent pump assisted optical bistability

We analyze the dynamical behavior of all-optical switching and memory based on tunable optical bistability in a three-level Λ-type atomic system driven by a probe field circulating in an optical ring cavity, a coherent coupling field and an incoherent pump field outside cavity. Owing to the incoherent pump process, the absorption and Kerr nonlinearity near the atomic resonance change dramatically as a result of varied population distribution and atomic coherence, and then the switch-up and switch-down thresholds, as well as the width (or area) of bistable curve, can be manipulated effectively. By tuning the intensity of either coherent coupling field or incoherent pump field, we can make the system output flip between the lower and upper branches of different bistable hysteresis loops while the cavity input keeps to a constant value. Accordingly, all-optical switching and memory can be implemented via dynamical control of the bistable behavior under the assistance of incoherent pump. The proposed scheme can find potential applications in all-optical communication and computation.     

Optical bistability in a defect slab with a negative refractive quantum dot nanostructure

We demonstrate optical bistability (OB) in a defect slab doped V-type four-level InGaN/GaN quantum dot nanostructure in the negative refraction frequency band. It has been shown that the OB behavior of such a quantum dot nanostructure system can be controlled by the amplitude of the driving fields and a new parameter for controlling the OB behavior as thickness of the slab medium in the negative refraction band. Meanwhile, we show that the negative refraction frequency band can be controlled by tuning electric permittivity and magnetic permeability by the amplitude of the driving fields and electron concentration in the defect slab doped. Under the numerical simulations, due to the effect of quantum coherence and interference, it is possible to switch bistability by adjusting the optimal conditions in the negative refraction frequency band, which is more practical in all-optical switching or coding elements, and technology based nanoscale devices.     

Plasmonic all-optical bistable device based on nematic liquid crystal

Low-power all-optical bistable liquid crystal (LC) devices are reported in which surface plasmons propagate along a metallic grating. The threshold switching illumination was 1.4 mW/mm² in the device with the twisted-nematic LC cell. This is a lower value than for all-optical bistable devices reported previously. This low-power bistability device can be used in two-dimensional optical memories or spatial light modulators.