Two photon induced optical bistability in CdHgTe at room temperature

We report the first observation of quasi-steady state optical bistability in a 360 μm thick, uncoated Cd 0.23 Hg 0.77 Te etalon at room temperature as a result of the generation of free carriers through two photon absorption of pulsed 10.6 μm radiation from a hybrid TEA CO 2 laser (FWHM = 1.75 μs)....

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Published in:IEEE journal of quantum electronics 1985-09, Vol.21 (9), p.1363-1369
Main Authors: Craig, D., Kar, A., Mathew, J., Miller, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorption
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Nonlinear optics
Optical bistability
Optical pulse generation
Optical pulses
Optical saturation
Optics
Photonic band gap
Physics
Resonance
Semiconductor lasers
Temperature
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Summary:We report the first observation of quasi-steady state optical bistability in a 360 μm thick, uncoated Cd 0.23 Hg 0.77 Te etalon at room temperature as a result of the generation of free carriers through two photon absorption of pulsed 10.6 μm radiation from a hybrid TEA CO 2 laser (FWHM = 1.75 μs). The experimental results are compared with the predictions of a computer model.
ISSN:0018-9197
1558-1713
DOI:10.1109/JQE.1985.1072816