OPTICAL POLARIZATION SWITCHING IN A FABRY-PEROT ETALON THAT UTILIZES THE PHOTOINDUCED KERR-EFFECT

被引:3
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作者
KWAK, CH
HWANG, WY
JEONG, JS
SUH, HH
LEE, EH
机构
[1] Research Department, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Yuseonggu, Dajeon
来源
APPLIED OPTICS | 1994年 / 33卷 / 15期
关键词
OPTICAL POLARIZATION SWITCHING; FABRY-PEROT ETALON; OPTICAL KERR EFFECT;
D O I
10.1364/AO.33.003189
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We present an all-optical polarization switching of an asymmetric Fabry-Perot etalon containing a nonlinear Kerr medium in reflection type. Reflectance of a signal wave breaks up into two orthogonal polarization components as a result of photoinduced birefringent effects and shows distinct features of intensity stability and a high extinction ratio in polarization switching-modulation and memory operations.
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页码:3189 / 3191
页数:3
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