Optical Bistability - IV
J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C2-161-C2-164
DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1988238
DYNAMIC RESPONSE AND NOISE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF c.w. BISTABLE SYSTEMS
H.A. MacKENZIE, J. YOUNG, A. ILTAIF et J. HUGHESDepartment of Physics, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, GB-Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Scotland, Great-Britain
Abstract
The switching dynamics and noise susceptibility at bistable switch points have been investigated experimentally using an InSb-CO laser system. An immunity to high frequency noise is apparent at the switch points. Switching out of noise and optical bimodality have been observed through a statistical sequence of ˜103 discrete switching operations.