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Optica Acta International Journal of Optics

Optical Bistability in Two-beam Interferometric Devices with in-phase Outputs

Gaspar T. Orriols, C. Schmidt-Iglesias, Francese Pi

Published Jan 1, 1986• 5 citations
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Abstract

The bistable behaviour of a two-beam interferometer based on an absorbing beam-splitter yielding in-phase interference outputs is pointed out. A primitive prototype exhibiting successive bistable loops with a continuous-wave beam of milliwatt powers and arbitrary wavelength is also described.
DOI
10.1080/713821859

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