Evidence for optical bistability in millimeter gas cells

R. G. Harrison; I. A. Al-Saidi; E. J D Cummins; W J Firth

doi:10.1063/1.95582

Evidence for optical bistability in millimeter gas cells

R. G. Harrison, I. A. Al-Saidi, E. J D Cummins, W J Firth

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Optical bistability, limiting, and other pulse shaping effects are observed in compact Fabry-Perot resonators containing SF₆. The gas, in cells as short as 1 mm, is excited with smooth 100-ns transversely excited atmospheric CO₂ laser pulses. The optical nonlinearity responsible for these effects is well described by a four-state kinetic model with unsaturable excited state absorption.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	532-534
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	46
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.95582
Publication status	Published - 1985

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