Optical Transistor Based on a Photorefractive Ring Cavity
Milivoj R. Belić, Milan S. Petrović, Jörg Leonardy +1 more
The invention of electronic transistors revolutionized the field of electronics. There have been many attempts to achieve transistor action in different optical circuits [1]. Photorefractive materials possess features (strong response at low power levels and parallel processing) which are convenient for realization of optical circuits that, are functionally similar to different, electronic devices [2]. We use these advantages to propose an optical transistor based on a bidirectional PR ring resonator, whose operation is functionally similar to the operation of a bipolar junction transistor.
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)•Jan 1, 1996•0 citations