Intrinsic optical bistability in a thin layer of nonlinear optical material by means of local field effects

Y. K. Yoon; Ryan S. Bennink; Robert W. Boyd; J. E. Sipe

doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00739-7

Intrinsic optical bistability in a thin layer of nonlinear optical material by means of local field effects

Y. K. Yoon, Ryan S. Bennink, Robert W. Boyd, J. E. Sipe

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Abstract

We show that a single thin layer (thickness much less than an optical wavelength) of nonlinear optical material can display optical bistability solely as a consequence of local field effects. Optical bistability is predicted when the phase of the complex third-order susceptibility χ⁽³⁾ is nearly opposite that of the linear dielectric constant ε and when the incident field amplitude is adjusted so that |χ⁽³⁾∥E₀|² is approximately equal to 10^-3|ε|³.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	577-580
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	179
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018(99)00739-7
State	Published - May 25 2000
Externally published	Yes

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The authors gratefully acknowledge useful discussions with Robert L. Nelson. This research was supported by AFOSR grant F49620-00-1-0061 and by the sponsors of the University of Rochester's Center for Electronic Imaging Systems.

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University of Rochester's Center for Electronic Imaging Systems
Air Force Office of Scientific Research	F49620-00-1-0061

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