Optical bistability: controlling light with light
Book
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OSTI ID:5627998
A broad treatment of optical bistability, including all the steady-state and transient characteristics of nonlinear optical systems which exhibit bistability under some operating conditions, is presented. The history of optical bistability in lasers and passive systems is summarized, and steady-state theories of optical bistability are presented. Both intrinsic and hybrid experiments are described in some detail. Light-by-light control is addressed, including pulse reshaping and external switching. Transient phenomena with a steady input are examined and considerations important for applications in optical signal processing and computing are discussed. 1560 references.
- OSTI ID:
- 5627998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ABSORPTION SPECTRA
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
CAVITY RESONATORS
CRYSTALS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
FUNCTIONS
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
HYSTERESIS
LASERS
LIQUID CRYSTALS
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OPTICAL PROPERTIES
OPTICAL SYSTEMS
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PHASE SHIFT
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PNICTIDES
REFRACTIVITY
RESONATORS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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SPECTRA
STABILITY
SUPERLATTICES
TRANSFER FUNCTIONS