Issue
J. Phys. Colloques
Volume 49, Number C2, Juin 1988
Optical Bistability - IV
Page(s) C2-401 - C2-404
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jphyscol:1988295
Optical Bistability - IV

J. Phys. Colloques 49 (1988) C2-401-C2-404

DOI: 10.1051/jphyscol:1988295

DISCRETE MAPPING FOR NONLINEAR MEDIA IN OPTICAL RESONATORS

A. RITTER, T. WICHT et H. HAUG

Institut für Theoretische Physik, J.W. Goethe Universität, D-6000 Frankfurt-am-Main 1, F.R.G.


Abstract
The nonlinear dynamics of a Fabry-Perot resonator filled with GaAs and driven by a pulsed input is examined in the bad-cavity limit. Mode locking phenomena with Farey tree structure are investigated for CdS in the good-cavity limit using the same type of resonator. The optical properties of the latter materials are modelled by a rate equation treatment and the use of an ansatz by L. Banyai & S. Koch. Moreover, we present a simple mapping for density or temperature dependent media in a ring cavity.