Incoherent mirrorless bistable optical devices
- 1 March 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 32 (5) , 320-321
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.90035
Abstract
A new class of bistable optical devices is described which do not require resonators or single‐mode lasers. Optical bistability was demonstrated using a LiNbO3 electro‐optic modulator and a multimode laser.Keywords
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