Observation of Biexcitonic Optical Bistability and Optical Limiting in CuCl

Authors

N. Peyghambarian, The University of Arizona
H. M. Gibbs, The University of Arizona
M. C. Rushford, The University of Arizona
D. A. Weinberger, The University of ArizonaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1983

Publication Title

Physical Review Letters

Abstract

Experimental evidence for the occurrence of optical bistability using the biexciton two-photon resonance in CuCl is presented. These observations agree with recent theoretical predictions that require an intensity of 10 MW/cm2 and 10-μm-thick etalons with 90% reflective coatings. Earlier much less demanding predictions neglected two important physical effects: unsaturable background absorption at the biexciton from the tail of the exciton resonance and broadening of the biexciton resonance with intensity.

Volume

51

Issue

18

First Page

1692

Last Page

1695

DOI

10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1692

ISSN

00319007

Rights

© 1983 The American Physical Society.

Comments

Archived as published.

Recommended Citation

Peyghambarian, N.; Gibbs, H. M.; Rushford, M. C.; and Weinberger, D. A., "Observation of Biexcitonic Optical Bistability and Optical Limiting in CuCl" (1983). Physics: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/phy_facpubs/107