Numerical analysis of waveguide-enhanced optical bistability

G. Wang; G. C. Spalding; R. Huang; L. Luan; J. B. Ketterson

doi:10.1023/B:OQEL.0000009450.57131.81

Numerical analysis of waveguide-enhanced optical bistability

G. Wang^*, G. C. Spalding, R. Huang, L. Luan, J. B. Ketterson

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We present the results of a simulation study of a multilayer structure for which strongly enhanced (resonant) electric fields are produced at the surface of, and in the interior of, a planar waveguide which is evanescently coupled to an incoming beam in a prism geometry. The resulting field enhancements can far exceed those associated with the well-known surface plasmon resonance in a typical silver film excited in the conventional attenuated total reflection geometry. Simulations are performed for optical bistability for the case of a typical YAG laser beam coupled to a zinc oxide (ZnO) waveguide, demonstrating that the effect should occur for reasonable values of the parameters involved.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1357-1366
Number of pages	10
Journal	Optical and Quantum Electronics
Volume	35
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1023/B:OQEL.0000009450.57131.81
State	Published - Dec 2003

Keywords

Kerr effect
Multilayer
Nonlinear optics
Optical bistability
Waveguide

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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