Dynamic behaviors in coupled self-electro-optic effect devices

Abstract

Dynamic behaviors of two coupled bistable elements optically connected in a series are theoretically predicted and discussed based on a phenomenological model with respect to photocarrier densities, where each bistable element is a self-electro-optic effect device (SEED). Feedback from one of the two SEEDs to the power of an incident light beam was introduced, which resulted in various types of oscillatory solutions and bifurcation structures depending on incident light power and choices of parameter values included in our model.