Numerical studies of optical switching and optical bistability phenomena of nano- or meso-size spheres

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-197

  Okamoto, T ^a   Haraguchi, M ^a   Fukui, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

CuCl; Kerr nonlinear material; Meso size sphere; Mie's theory; Optical bistability; Optical switching; Whispering gallery modes; Z3 exciton

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER COMPOUNDS; EXCITONS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL SWITCHES; WHISPERING GALLERY MODES;

BISTABLES; KERR-NONLINEAR MATERIALS; MESO-SIZE SPHERE; MIE THEORY; NANO-SIZE; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; OPTICAL RESPONSE; OPTICAL SWITCHING; OPTICAL-; Z3-EXCITON;

SPHERES;

COPPER CHLORIDE; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DEVICE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; EXCITATION; KERR SPHERE THEORY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MIE THEORY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL SWITCHING; OPTICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

EID: 0038339508     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01087.x     Document Type: Article

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