Intrinsic optical bistability and multistability in a passive GaAlAs waveguide

A. C. Walker; J. S. Aitchison; S. Ritchie; P. M. Rodgers

Intrinsic optical bistability and multistability in a passive GaAlAs waveguide

A. C. Walker, J. S. Aitchison, S. Ritchie, P. M. Rodgers

School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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Abstract

We report the first observation of bistability in a passive optical waveguide arising from an intrinsic nonlinearity within the guide medium. The observation of up to eight-level multistability is also reported.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-62
Number of pages	3
Journal	Electronics Letters
Volume	25
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1989

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