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Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences

Hybrid fiber optical bistability and optical signal processing

Qian Song, Jixing Li, Yuancheng Zhang

Published Mar 1, 1997• 0 citations
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Abstract

A hybrid fiber optical bistable device with electrical feedback has been proposed and analyzed. Bistability operation and some applications for optical signal processing have been realized experimentally.
DOI
10.1007/bf02834913

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