Abstract

The nonlinear behavior of a frustrated-total-reflection (FTR) optical cavity containing a nonlinear Kerr medium is considered. It is shown that optical bistability may occur at lower incident power than in the nonlinear interface system. Other potential advantages of the resonant FTR configuration over other geometries are also briefly discussed.

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