Optical switching and bistability in tunable lasers
- 15 March 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 34 (6) , 376-378
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.90795
Abstract
We report the observation of optical switching and bistability, and such related effects as hysteresis, optical memory, multistability, and differential gain, in an electro‐optically tuned cw dye laser. Similar effects should be observable in other tunable lasers.Keywords
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