Topical Meeting on Optical Bistability (OB)

Analysis of Laser-Induced Grating (LIG) Self-Diffraction in an Induced Absorbing Medium

C. Weber, R. Renner, Claus F. Klingshirn

Published Jan 1, 1988• 0 citations

Abstract

In the present contribution we investigate the dynamics of a system showing the nonlinearity of photoinduced absorption under LIG [1] excitation. The experimental realisation is obtained in CdS where plasma induced effects lead to a red shift of absorption and to optical bistability [2].

DOI: 10.1364/obi.1988.wf.7

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