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Optics Letters

Light-induced unidirectional light switching

M. M. Salour, G. Petite

Published Dec 1, 1981• 2 citations
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Abstract

We report the first observation of a unidirectionally emitting medium obtained by the method of Doppler compensation by velocity-dependent light shifts. The emission can be switched on by a pulse of laser light. The properties of this light-switching technique are experimentally demonstrated.
DOI
10.1364/ol.6.000584

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