Optical bistability by surface resonance modes
- 2 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 58 (9), 871-873
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.58.871
Abstract
When a resonance mode is excited in a two-dimensional array of dielectric spheres, the local-field intensity is enhanced inside the spheres. This resonance frequency decreases with the increase of the dielectric constant. By use of these two properties, a new mechanism is proposed to realize optical bistability at a low laser power.Keywords
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