Intrinsic optical bistability and multistability in a passive GaAlAs waveguide

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We report the first observation of bistability in a passive optical waveguide arising from an intrinsic nonlinearity within the guide medium. The observation of up to eight-level multistability is also reported.

Inspec keywords: gallium arsenide; aluminium compounds; III-V semiconductors; optical bistability; optical waveguides

Other keywords: eight-level multistability; intrinsic optical bistability; semiconductors; multistability; guide medium; intrinsic nonlinearity; observation; optical multistability; passive GaAlAs waveguide; passive optical waveguide

Subjects: Optical waveguides and couplers; Optical waveguides; Nonlinear optics; II-VI and III-V semiconductors; Nonlinear optics and devices

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