Acta Optica Sinica

Mirrorless optical bistability induced by Stark effect at 10. 784 μm

Xuecai Yu

Published Jan 1, 1993• 0 citations

Abstract

The Stark bistability and optical limiting utilizing the interaction between the R(18) line of an isotopic C13O216 laser and the asQ(6,6) transition in NH gas, are observed. The stead-state theory with Doppler broadening is analyzed. The experimental results are approximately consistent with the theoritical analyses.

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