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Transverse structure of a field in nonlinear bistable interferometers. III. Dependence of the beam profile on the Fresnel number

N. N. Rosanov, V. E. Semenov, G. V. Khodova


Abstract: A study is made of the influence of a change in the Fresnel number N on hysteresis in nonlinear interferometers. It is shown that at low values of N and for a limited power of the incident radiation there is no hysteresis. An increase in N first gives rise to hysteresis of the power of the transmitted radiation and then to hysteresis of the beam profile. The latter can then be used for multichannel operation.

UDC: 621.373.826:531.715.1

PACS: 07.60.Ly, 42.65.-k

Received: 09.02.1983

 English version: Soviet Journal of Quantum Electronics, 1983, 13:11, 1534–1536

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