Transient Dynamics in Excitonic Optical Bistability in Polymers

Abstract

Transient behavior in optical bistability mediated by phonon mode and virtual exciton coupling is studied for an electron-phonon coupling system such as polydiacetylene-toluene-sulfonate. Numerical calculations are used to analyze the evolution between bistable states, and novel switching behavior and Rabi oscillations are found.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229901

Entities

People

  • Duoliang Lin
  • Thomas F. George
  • Xiao-shen Li
  • Xinfu Xia

Organizations

  • University at Buffalo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Chemistry
  • Classification
  • Couplings
  • Dynamics
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Excitons
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • New York
  • Optomechanics
  • Organic Materials
  • Oscillation
  • Physics
  • Switching
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Control Systems Engineering.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics