Electrical simulation of optical bistability

K. Daneshvar, Gilbert U. Singco

Published Jan 13, 2003• 0 citations

Abstract

The electrical equivalence of optical bistability consists of a circuit with input V/sub i/, output V/sub 0/, and transmission T(V/sub 0//V/sub i/) which is nonlinear with respect to input. A circuit with the above characteristics has been constructed. This circuit consists of a dissipative resonator with voltage-controlled capacitors and resistance as nonlinear elements. It is shown that bistable electric resonance circuits can function as an electrical equivalent with many important characteristics of an optical bistable device.>

DOI: 10.1109/secon.1989.132567

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