All-optical bistability in nematic liquid crystals at 20 μW power levels
- 8 August 1988
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 53 (6) , 460-461
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.99884
Abstract
Optical switches at power levels as low as 14 μW, allowing bistable operation with compact disk laser systems, are reported in optimized cavities containing planar-aligned nematic liquid crystals.Keywords
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