| Issue |
J. Eur. Opt. Soc.-Rapid Publ.
Volume 6, 2011
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| Article Number | 11023 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.2971/jeos.2011.11023 | |
| Published online | 10 May 2011 | |
Regular papers
Analysis of the optical transmission through a nonlinear thin layer near the critical angle of incidence
Université Hassan II Mohammedia, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Laboratoire d’Optoélectronique, Analyse optique et simulation, BP 146, Mohammedia, Maroc
Received:
19
October
2010
In this communication, we present an analytical study of the linear and nonlinear optical transmission through a thin layer near the critical angle of incidence. The optical linear transmission presents very important variations according to the optical Kerr effect. The study of the linear optical transmission allows defining the operation point of the thin layer in nonlinear regime. We have studied the nonlinear transmission for different operating points near the critical angle of incidence. These study effects are important for optical applications such as the all optical switching and the sensitive determination of the nonlinear refractive index (n2) of materials.
Key words: optical Kerr effect / nonlinear thin layer / all optical switching
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