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THERMAL EXPANSION AS A NEW MECHANISM FOR OPTICAL BISTABILITY IN FABRY-PEROT-RESONATORS

W. Lukosz, P. Pirani, Gaël Combe

Published Jul 18, 1988• 0 citations
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Abstract

Optical bistability (OB) in Fabry-Perot resonators (FP's) - or interference filters - caused by the thermo-optic effect in the spacer material is well-known.

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