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IET Optoelectronics

Electro-optic bistability in a LiNbO 3 microdisk resonator

Mani Hossein‐Zadeh, Anthony F. J. Levi

Published Jun 9, 2008• 0 citations
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Abstract

The authors experimentally demonstrate feedback-controlled electro-optic bistability in the whispering gallery travelling-wave optical resonance of a LiNbO3 microdisk. Simulations confirm the physical origin of the behaviour.
DOI
10.1049/iet-opt:20070065

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