Dispersive optical bistability in a PbSnSe etalon at room temperature

J. J E Reid; A. K. Kar; H. A. MacKenzie; R. Grisar; H. M. Preier

Dispersive optical bistability in a PbSnSe etalon at room temperature

J. J E Reid, A. K. Kar, H. A. MacKenzie, R. Grisar, H. M. Preier

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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We report the observation of cw optical bistability at room temperature in a lead chalcogenide semiconductor. By the transmission of CO laser radiation through an n-type sample of Pb_1-xSn_xSe, optically bistable switching of the Fabry-Perot etalon was observed with switching powers of 3 mW. The results are consistent with a dispersive nonlinearity induced by a thermal shift of the bandgap. © 1987.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-180
Number of pages	6
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	64
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 1987

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