Abstract

In a recent paper, we proposed a new theoretical model of nonlinear optical cavities¹. Our theory, which is valid for both nonlinear (NL) waveguide couplers and NL Fabry-Pérot (FP) with arbitrary angle of incidence, constitutes a unified theory of nonlinear planar resonators. The main advantage of the model is that it greatly simplifies the numerical study of transverse effects in NL resonators and provides a deep understanding of physical phenomena related to Optical Bistability (OB) in such devices. In particular it allowed us to analyse the role of diffraction and the influence of the incident angle on the steady-state NLFP response¹,².

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