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The cascaded nonlinearity for optical bistable effect in periodically poled LiNbO3

Yi-qiang Qin, Yong‐yuan Zhu, Shining N. Zhu, Nai-Ben Ming

Published May 1, 1999• 1 citation
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Abstract

We report our theoretical studies on optical bistability in a periodically poled LiNbO3 crystal. The optical resonance and the nonlinearity essential for bistability are induced by the electro-optic effect and the cascaded χ(2):χ(2) effect, respectively.
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10.1080/00150199908214919

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