New Type of Optical Bistability in Polymers Mediated by Phonons

Abstract

A new type of optical bistability mediated by phonon and virtual exciton coupling is suggested for polymers. Numerical results with parameters pertaining to polydiacetylene-toluene sulfonate are given as an illustration. The stability of the steady-state solution is examined, and the physical mechanism responsible for the bistability is discussed. Keywords: Light pulses, Pulsed lasers, Optical bistability.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA216102

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  • Duoliang Lin
  • Thomas F. George
  • Xiao-shen Li
  • Xin Sun

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  • University at Buffalo

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