Observation of a nonlinear mode in a cylindrical Fabry-Perot cavity

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作者：

Boyce, J ^{[1
]}

Torres, JP ^{[1
]}

Chiao, RY ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Phys, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA

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OPTICS LETTERS | 1999年 / 24卷 / 24期

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10.1364/OL.24.001850

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O43 [光学];

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070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We report what is believed to be the first observation of a nonlinear mode in cylindrical nonlinear Fabry-Perot cavity. The field enhancement from cavity buildup, as well as the large chi((3)) optical nonlinearity that is due to resonantly excited Rb-85 vapor, allows the nonlinear mode to form at low incident optical powers of less than 1 mW. The mode is observed to occur for both self-focusing and self-defocusing nonlinearity. (C) 1999 Optical Society of America. OCIS codes: 190.4420, 230.5750.

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