Nonlinear all-photonic-crystal Fabry-Perot resonator with angle-independent bistability

We propose a nonlinear all-photonic-crystal (PhC) Fabry-Perot cavity tuned to the subdiffractive regime of the interior PhC, and we study angular-resolved nonlinear propagation of monochromatic plane wave excitations. With rigorous numerical simulations, we show that, for sufficiently large negative pump detunings and a focusing nonlinearity, the transmitted field has a bistable dependence on the pump field. Moreover, we reveal that, in contrast to a homogeneous resonator for different inclinations, the hysteresis curve is virtually unchanged for a fairly wide angular range. This may pave the way for obtaining novel kinds of nonlinear localized solutions in driven nonlinear resonators.     

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

We propose and study a coupling system composed of the tapered fiber and the microsphere with nonlinear medium. The optical bistability and differential amplification caused by optical Kerr effect is demonstrated using a geometrical method. We show that their operation characteristics can be controlled by parameters: linear phase detuning, attenuation coefficient and real amplitude coupling coefficient.     

Coupler-loss and coupling-coefficient-dependent bistability and instability in a fiber ring resonator

In this paper, we demonstrate the dynamic simulation of light traveling in a fiber ring resonator with a single coupler. Optical nonlinear phenomena including bistability, the Ikeda instability, bifurcation and chaos are studied. The Ikeda instability in ring resonator arises from the ring-cavity lifetime being much longer than the Kerr-effect response time of the fiber. The transmission curves of the bistability and the instability as function of the insertion losses (γ) and the coupling coefficients (κ) of the coupler are derived.     

Optical bistability and signal processing in a microstructured fiber ring resonator

We explore theoretically the effects of bistability in a microstructured fiber-based ring resonator. Numerical simulations indicate that bistable behavior of the fiber cavity can be observed with a short length of fiber. Feasibility of all-optical processing using this type of cavity is also investigated. In particular, we show that a ring cavity including a microstructured fiber should allow one to perform flip-flop and time-division demultiplexing functions. The analysis presented here will be useful for future design of bistable microstructured fiber device.     

Enhanced terahertz bistability in a nonlinear Fabry-Perot resonator with n-type quantum wells

The intrinsic bistable terahertz response of intersubband plasmons in wide n-type delta-doped quantum wells is predicted to be enhanced by a resonant Fabry-Perot cavity. With a simple low-Q resonator, the threshold for bistability is decreased by a factor of 2-3 compared with that for bare multiple quantum wells.     

Phase patterns in a nonlinear ring resonator

The processes of the formation of phase spatial structures (patterns) in the cross section of a light wave in a passive nonlinear ring resonator are considered. Analytical and numerical calculations are performed. The potential to form roll- and hexagon-type phase patterns, which are the product of competitive dynamics of nonlinear modes in a resonator, and more complex phase patterns associated with cooperative dynamics of nonlinear modes is demonstrated by numerical modeling.     

Optical bistability in fiber ring resonator containing an EDFA

In this paper, we study on optical bistability behaviors in a double-coupler ring resonator, in which an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) is inserted into the ring for counteracting the loss by the gain of EDFA. The two groups of transmitted and reflected optical bistability loops under different parameters are investigated symmetrically. According to our optimum design of this new optical bistable device, the switching power can be less than 60 mW.     

The transmission and bistability of a nonlinear quasioptical resonator in ESR-conditions in ruby

Due to rapid progress of the nonlinear optics it has become real to observe and use the phenomenon of optics bistability in such passive structure as a Fabry-Perot resonator filled (completely or partially) with a substance having nonlinear adsorbtion and refraction. The problem of the optic bistability of such resonance structures were discussed in [1,2].     

Directionally asymmetrical bistability in a symmetrically pumped nonlinear ring interferometer

We consider a nonlinear ring resonator pumped symmetrically by two beams of equal intensities and opposite directions. We show that this system is characterized by a new directionally asymmetrical regime of multistability. This is due to the non-reciprocity of propagation of the counterpropagating waves in the resonator produced by a nonlinear index grating.     

Optical bistability in an all-optical fiber nonlinear fabry-perot resonator with linear absorption

An all-optical fiber nonlinear Fabry-Perot resonator is proposed. The steady-state model for describing this resonator is developed. The transmission and refection bistabilities are shown numerically. Our results show that the bistability in this system is similar to that in a normal nonlinear Fabry-Perot etalon, except that the characteristics of the bistability can be changed not only by the cavity length but also by the phase shifts of the fiber loop mirrors.     

Planar spatiotemporal solitons in a quadratic nonlinear medium

The averaged Lagrangian method has been used to derive an analytical solution in the form of planar light bullets for the system of equations describing the second-harmonic generation in a medium with anomalous dispersion. The stability of this solution is confirmed by the simulation for different relations between the nonlinearity, diffraction, and dispersion in the cases of input pulses at both frequencies and at only the fundamental frequency.     

Magnetoelectric directional nonreciprocity in gas-phase molecular nitrogen

We report the direct observation of the nonreciprocity of the velocity of light, induced by electric and magnetic fields. This bilinear magneto-electro-optical effect appears in crossed electric and magnetic fields perpendicular to the light wave vector, as a refractive index difference between two counterpropagating directions. Using a high finesse ring cavity, we have measured this magnetoelectric nonreciprocity in molecular nitrogen at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure; for light polarized parallel to the magnetic field it is 2η(∥exp)(N2) = (4.7±1)×10(-23) m V(-1) T(-1) for λ = 1064 nm, in agreement with the expected order of magnitude. Our measurement opens the way to a deeper insight into light-matter interaction beyond the electric dipole approximation. We were able to measure a nonreciprocity as small as Δn =(5±2)×10(-18), which makes its observation in quantum vacuum a conceivable challenge.     

Chaotic signal generation and coding using a nonlinear micro ring resonator

We propose a new digital encoding method using light pulses tracing in a micro ring resonator, where the randomly digital codes can be performed. The chaotic signals can be generated and formed by the logical pulses “1” or “0” by using the signal quantizing method, which can be randomly coded by controlling the specific optical input coupling powers, i.e. coupling coefficient (κ) and ring radii. Simulation results when the ring radius used is 10.0 μm, and the other selected parameters are close to the practical device values that are presented and discussed. The random codes can be generated by the random control of coupling powers, which can be transmitted and retrieved via the design filters by the specific clients. For instance, the controlled input power used is between 2.0 and 3.5 mW, whereas the quantizing threshold powers and the traveling roundtrips are 0.3-0.4 mW and 8000-10,000, respectively. In application, the required information can be generated, and the information can be securely transmitted in the public link.     

Optical nonreciprocity in a magnetically active isotropic medium

The complex permittivity tensor of a magnetically active isotropic medium is expanded, to third-order accuracy, in terms of a small parameter equal to the ratio of the mean distance between the atoms of the medium to the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave. A dispersion equation is constructed. On the basis of this equation, the refractive indices of the medium for normal waves are obtained when a longitudinal magnetic field is applied to the medium. It is shown that calculations to third-order accuracy yield different values for the velocities of all four normal waves that propagate in the medium in forward and backward directions. Calculations are carried out for the experiment conducted with the use of a ring laser for measuring the expansion coefficients of the complex permittivity tensor that are responsible for the small difference between the velocities of the normal waves propagating in forward and backward directions. It is shown that, in the case of an isotropic optically nonactive medium, the third-order expansion coefficients can be measured by means of a ring laser with an absolute accuracy on the order of 10^?14.     

Generalized optical filters using a nonlinear micro ring resonator system

We present the interesting results of nonlinear behaviors of a soliton pulse within a nonlinear micro ring resonator system, where the optical filter characteristics in terms of frequency, wavelength and time can be functioned by using the chaotic filter within the micro ring resonator system. There are three forms of applications using the chaotic soliton behaviors and optical filter characteristics presented. Firstly, the simultaneous up-link and down-link frequency bands can be filtered and the required frequency bands obtained. Secondly, we propose the simple system of an extremely narrow light pulse generation over the spectrum range, where the required wavelengths can be filtered and obtained. Finally, a simple system of fast light generation by using a soliton pulse circulating in the integrated micro ring devices is proposed. Using such a system, an attosecond pulse and beyond can be easily filtered and obtained.