Optical bistable device with binary phase gratings

A new type of optical bistable device based on binary optics is proposed, which consists of two binary π 2 phase gratings, one for self-imaging and the other for phase compensation. The mathematical model which describes the optical bistability of this optical bistable device is obtained. Numerical...

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Published inOptics communications Vol. 80; no. 1; pp. 13 - 17
Main Authors Li, Shenping, Yan, Zhonghong, Zhang, Yizhou
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.12.1990
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Imaging and optical processing
Optics
Physics
Phase grating
Optical system
Optical diffraction
Numerical simulation
Optical bistability
Optical modulation
Mathematical model
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Summary:A new type of optical bistable device based on binary optics is proposed, which consists of two binary π 2 phase gratings, one for self-imaging and the other for phase compensation. The mathematical model which describes the optical bistability of this optical bistable device is obtained. Numerical simulations on the optical modulation and the optical bistability of the zero-order diffracted light are given, when the incident light beam is gaussian light beam.
ISSN:0030-4018
1873-0310
DOI:10.1016/0030-4018(90)90497-H