Open AccessOptical bistability in reflection from multilayer metal-dielectric structure with Kerr nonlinearity
Author(s) -
S.G. Ilchenko,
Ruslan A. Lymarenko,
V. B. Taranenko
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
semiconductor physics, quantum electronics and optoelectronics/semiconductor physics quantum electronics and optoelectronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.185
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 1605-6582
pISSN - 1560-8034
DOI - 10.15407/spqeo24.01.071
Subject(s) - bistability , optical bistability , kerr effect , reflection (computer programming) , materials science , dielectric , optics , nonlinear system , laser , optoelectronics , total internal reflection , nonlinear optics , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
Both static and dynamic characteristics of light reflected from a specially designed multilayer metal-dielectric structure with Kerr nonlinearity have been studied in this work. Various regimes of nonlinear reflection from the structure have been demonstrated, including bistable switching between low and high reflection states, which occurs at low intensity of the incident light due to a significant enhancement in the optical field in the nonlinear layer under conditions of total internal reflection. This nonlinear structure has been proposed to use as an optically controlled intracavity laser modulator.