POLARIZATION OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN NEMATIC LIQUID-CRYSTALS

被引:11
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作者
LLOYD, AD
机构
[1] Department of Physics, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, United Kingdom
关键词
LIGHT; -; Birefringence;
D O I
10.1016/0030-4018(87)90398-1
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The first demonstration of high contrast polarization bistability due to thermally induced cavity and reorientational effects is reported. A novel configuration for bistable polarization switches in a birefringent nonlinear cavity is also demonstrated and described theoretically.
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页码:302 / 306
页数:5
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