Defect-doped one-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystals exhibit coherent perfect absorption with bistable properties

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, the bistable phenomenon with the coherent perfect absorption properties are studied through the nonlinear transfer matrix method in one-dimensional nonlinear photonic crystals doped with a defect. The focus is on the influences of the relative phase of coherent light on the bistable coherent absorption intensity, and the tuning of the bistable threshold by parameters such as angle and wavelength of incidence. The simulated results show that the coherent absorption intensity is very sensitive to the relative phase of coherent incidence. As the phase decreases, the absorption intensity also decreases, varying from 1 to −1 when the phase change is within 180°. The tuning of the relative phase to the absorption intensity provides great convenience for the application of bistable, and parameters such as the incident angle can also achieve sensitive tuning of the bistable threshold. The larger the incident angle, the larger the threshold, and the more obvious the bistable phenomenon at TE mode. The application of nonlinear optical devices has been expanded in the fields of filters, optical switches, optical power threshold devices, etc.